μάτι

See also: Μάτι, mati, Mati, mäti, matí, and māti

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek μάτιν (mátin) which is in turn from the Ancient Greek ὀμμάτιον (ommátion), diminutive of ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈma.ti/
Hyphenation: μά‧τι

Noun

μάτι • (máti) n (plural μάτια)

(anatomy, biology) eye
(figuratively) burner (element on a kitchen stove)

Declension

declension of μάτι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	μάτι •	μάτια •
genitive	ματιού •	ματιών •
accusative	μάτι •	μάτια •
vocative	μάτι •	μάτια •

Synonyms

(anatomy): οφθαλμός m (ofthalmós) (medical term)

Coordinate terms

βλεφαρίδα f (vlefarída, “eyelash”)
βλέφαρο n (vléfaro, “eyelid”)
κόπιτσα f (kópitsa, “hook and eye”)

Derived terms

καλύπτρα ματιού f (kalýptra matioú, “eye patch”)
μάτια μου (mátia mou, “darling, my dearest”)
σκιά ματιών f (skiá matión, “eye shadow”)

Proverbs:

άλλα τα μάτια του λαγού κι άλλα της κουκουβάγιας (álla ta mátia tou lagoú ki álla tis koukouvágias, “apples and oranges”) (literally: the hare's eyes are one and the owl's are another)
έχω τα μάτια μου δεκατέσσερα (écho ta mátia mou dekatéssera, “to keep one's eyes peeled”) (literally: "to have one's eyes fourteen")

Related terms

αμάτιαστος (amátiastos, “not casting or affected by the evil eye”)
μάτιασμα n (mátiasma, “the evil eye”)
ματάκι n (matáki, diminutive)
ματάκιας m (matákias, “peeping Tom”)
ματάρα f (matára, augmentative)
ματιά f (matiá, “look, glance”)
ματιάζω (matiázo, “to cast the evil eye”)
ματοτσίνορο n (matotsínoro, “eyelash”)
ματόκλαδο n (matóklado, “eyelash”)

Further reading

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

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