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Greek
Etymology
From the mediaeval Byzantine Greek στεφάνιν (stephánin), from Hellenistic Koine Greek στεφάνιον (stephánion), diminutive of the Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
στεφάνι • (stefáni) n (plural στεφάνια)
- wreath, garland (of flowers)
- ένα στεφάνι για κηδεία ― éna stefáni gia kideía ― funeral wreath
- crown, wreath (worn on the head)
- το αγκάθινο στεφάνι ― to agkáthino stefáni ― the crown of thorns
Declension
Declension of στεφάνι
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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στεφάνι (stefáni)
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στεφάνια (stefánia)
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| genitive
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στεφανιού (stefanioú)
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στεφανιών (stefanión)
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| accusative
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στεφάνι (stefáni)
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στεφάνια (stefánia)
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| vocative
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στεφάνι (stefáni)
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στεφάνια (stefánia)
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Derived terms
- αστεφάνωτος (astefánotos, “not wedded, without wreath”, adjective)
- στέφανο n (stéfano, “marriage's garland”)
- στέφανα n pl (stéfana, usually plural)
- στεφανοθήκη f (stefanothíki, “case for marriage wreaths”)
- στέφανος m (stéfanos, “wreath, garland”) (learned)
- στεφανοχάρτι n (stefanochárti, “marriage licence”) (familiar)
- and see: στέφω (stéfo, “to place a wreath”)
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