σπίρτο

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian spirito with silencing of the unaccented [i], from Latin spiritus.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspiɾ.to/
  • Hyphenation: σπίρ‧το

Noun

σπίρτο • (spírto) n (plural σπίρτα)

  1. match (stick)
  2. (figuartive) very clever
    expressions: σπίρτο μοναχό! (spírto monachó!, “truly clever! absolute genius!”)
  3. (colloquial, folksy) spirit, surgical spirit as of liquor

Declension
declension of σπίρτο
case     \     number singular plural
nominative σπίρτο • σπίρτα •
genitive σπίρτου • σπίρτων •
accusative σπίρτο • σπίρτα •
vocative σπίρτο • σπίρτα •
  • σπιρτάδα f (spirtáda)
  • σπιρτόζικα (spirtózika, adverb)
  • σπιρτόζικος (spirtózikos, adjective)
  • σπιρτόζος (spirtózos, adjective)
  • σπιρτόκουτο n (spirtókouto, “matchbox”)
  • σπιρτόξυλο n (spirtóxylo, “match stick; very thin”)

Descendants
  • → Egyptian Arabic: سبرتو (sebérto)

See also

References
  1. σπίρτο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading
  • σπίρτο - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
  • σπίρτο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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