αηδόνι

Greek

Etymology

Byzantine Greek ἀηδόνι (aēdóni), from Koine Greek ἀηδόνιον n (aēdónion), from Ancient Greek ἀηδών f (aēdṓn) with stem ἀηδον-.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ai̯ˈðo.ni/ with synizesis of /ai/
Hyphenation: αη‧δό‧νι

Noun

αηδόνι • (aïdóni) n (plural αηδόνια, feminine αηδόνα)

nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Declension

declension of αηδόνι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	αηδόνι •	αηδόνια •
genitive	αηδονιού •	αηδονιών •
accusative	αηδόνι •	αηδόνια •
vocative	αηδόνι •	αηδόνια •

Synonyms

μπιρμπίλι n (birmpíli) (colloquial name)
(Katharevousa) ἀηδόνιον (aēdónion)

Related terms

αηδόνα f (aïdóna)
αηδονάκι n (aïdonáki) (diminutive)
αηδόνισμα n (aïdónisma, “nightingale's song”)
αηδονολαλιά f (aïdonolaliá, “nightingale's song”)
αηδονολαλώ (aïdonolaló, “to sing like a nightingale”)
αηδονοφωλιά f (aïdonofoliá, “nightingale's nest”)

References

αηδόνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading

αηδόνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
αηδόνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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