στεφάνι
Greek
Etymology
From the mediaeval Byzantine Greek στεφάνιν (stephánin), from Hellenistic Koine Greek στεφάνιον (stephánion), diminutive of the Ancient Greek στέφανος (stéphanos).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /steˈfa.ni/
- Hyphenation: στε‧φά‧νι
- Homophone: στεφάνη (stefáni) ("hoop, rim")
Noun
στεφάνι • (stefáni) n (plural στεφάνια)
Declension
Derived terms
- βάζω στεφάνι (vázo stefáni, “I get married”) (colloquial)
Related terms
- αστεφάνωτος (astefánotos, “not wedded, without wreath”, adjective)
- στέφανο n (stéfano, “marriage's garland”)
- στέφανα n pl (stéfana, usually plural)
- στεφανοθήκη f (stefanothíki, “case for marriage wreaths”)
- στέφανος m (stéfanos, “wreath, garland”) (learned)
- στεφανοχάρτι n (stefanochárti, “marriage licence”) (familiar)
- and see: στέφω (stéfo, “to place a wreath”)
References
- στεφάνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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