μουστάκι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek μουστάκιον (moustákion), from a diminutive of Ancient Greek μύστᾱξ (mústāx), with the suffix -άκι(ον).

Noun

μουστάκι • (moustáki) n (plural μουστάκια)

  1. moustache (UK), mustache (US)

Declension
declension of μουστάκι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative μουστάκι • μουστάκια •
genitive μουστακιού • μουστακιών •
accusative μουστάκι • μουστάκια •
vocative μουστάκι • μουστάκια •

Coordinate terms
  • μούσι n (moúsi, “beard”)
  • αμούστακος (amoústakos, “without a moustache”, adjective)
  • μουστάκα f (moustáka, “large moustache”)
  • μουστακάκι n (moustakáki, “moustache”) (diminutive form)
  • μουστακαλής m (moustakalís, “moustached person”)
  • μουστάκιας m (moustákias, “moustached person”)
  • μύστακας m (mýstakas, “moustache”) (obsolete)
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