σαΐνι

Greek

Alternative forms
  • (dialectal) σαγίνι n (sagíni), σαγίνης m (sagínis) [1]
  • σαΐνης m (saḯnis) [2]
  • σαχίνι (sachíni) (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شاهین (şahin) -Turkish şahin (“hawk”)- with deletion of [h][3] from Persian شاهین.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saˈi.ni/
  • Hyphenation: σα‧ΐ‧νι

Noun

σαΐνι • (saḯni) n (plural σαΐνια)

  1. hawk
  2. (especially) Levant sparrowhawk, Accipiter brevipes
  3. (figuratively) bright spark, genius
    see: έξυπνος (éxypnos, “intelligent”)

Declension
declension of σαΐνι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative σαΐνι • σαΐνια •
genitive σαϊνιού • σαϊνιών •
accusative σαΐνι • σαΐνια •
vocative σαΐνι • σαΐνια •

References
  1. Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia
  2. σαΐνι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
  3. σαΐνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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