λεμόνι
See also: λεμονί
Greek
Alternative forms
- λεϊμόνι n (leïmóni) — colloquial
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek λεμόνι (lemóni) from the form λιμόνι, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Classical Persian لیمو (lēmō).[1][2]
Cognate with Mariupol Greek лемо́н (ljemón).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈmo.ni/
- Hyphenation: λε‧μό‧νι - compare to λεμονί (lemoní)
Noun
λεμόνι • (lemóni) n (plural λεμόνια)
- lemon (fruit)
- lemon yellow, lemon (colour)
- (adjectively + noun for kinds of beverages, sweets or juices)
Declension
Related terms
References
- λεμόνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- λεμόνι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading
- λεμόνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- λεμόνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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