σπίρτο
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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian spirito with silencing of the unaccented , from Latin spiritus.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
σπίρτο • (spírto) n (plural σπίρτα)
- match (stick)
- (figurative) very clever
- expressions: σπίρτο μοναχό! (spírto monachó!, “truly clever! absolute genius!”)
- (colloquial, folksy) spirit, surgical spirit as of liquor
Declension
Declension of σπίρτο
Related terms
- σπιρτάδα f (spirtáda)
- σπιρτόζικα (spirtózika, adverb)
- σπιρτόζικος (spirtózikos, adjective)
- σπιρτόζος (spirtózos, adjective)
- σπιρτόκουτο n (spirtókouto, “matchbox”)
- σπιρτόξυλο n (spirtóxylo, “match stick; very thin”)
Descendants
- → Egyptian Arabic: سبرتو (sebérto)
See also
- In Katharevousa: πυρεῖον (pureîon, “match”), original ancient sense: "firestick"
References
- ^ σπίρτο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
- σπίρτο - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
σπίρτο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
