Κίτρος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Citrus, from Latin citrus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈcitɾos/
Hyphenation: Κί‧τρος

Proper noun

Κίτρος • (Kítros) f (plural Κίτροι)

(botany) The genus Citrus, which includes fruits such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, etc.

Declension

declension of Κίτρος

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	Κίτρος •	Κίτροι •
genitive	Κίτρου •	Κίτρων •
accusative	Κίτρο •	Κίτρους •
vocative	Κίτρε •, Κίτρο •	Κίτροι •

Coordinate terms

common names of trees of the genus Citrus:

λεμονιά f (lemoniá, “lemon tree”)
μανταρινιά f (mantariniá, “mandarine tree”)
κιτριά f (kitriá, “citron tree”)
πορτοκαλιά f (portokaliá, “orange tree”)
νεραντζιά f (nerantziá, “Seville orange tree”)
κουμκουάτ n (koumkouát, “kumquat”)

Further reading

Κίτρος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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