κερί
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κηρίον (kēríon), diminutive of κηρός (kērós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cerˈri/
- Hyphenation: κε‧ρί
Declension
Derived terms
- αγιοκέρι n (agiokéri, “church candle”)
- αλειμματοκέρι n (aleimmatokéri, “tallow candle”)
- βουλοκέρι n (voulokéri, “sealing wax”)
- δικέρι n (dikéri, “double candlestick”)
- κεράκι n (keráki, “little candle, taper”)
- κέρινος m (kérinos, “wax”)
- τρικέρι n (trikéri, “triple candlestick”)
- ψαλιδοκέρι n (psalidokéri, “snuffer, trimmer”)
Further reading
- κερί - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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