σφουγγάρι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek σφουγγάρι(ν) (sphoungári(n)), from earlier σφουγγάριον (sphoungárion), from Koine Greek σπογγάριον (spongárion), diminutive of Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sfuŋˈɡa.ɾi/
  • Hyphenation: σφουγ‧γά‧ρι
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Noun

σφουγγάρι • (sfoungári) n (plural σφουγγάρια)

  1. sponge

Declension

Descendants

  • Albanian: sfungjeri
  • Ottoman Turkish: سونگر (sünger)
    • Turkish: sünger
    • Albanian: sungjer
    • Algerian Arabic: [script needed] (sungāl)
    • Armenian: սունկար (sunkar), սյունկեր (syunker), սյունգյար (syungyar); սո̈ւնգէր (süngēr), սունգյա̈ր (sungyär); սիւնկէր (siwnkēr)
    • Azerbaijani: süngər
    • Bulgarian: сю́нгер (sjúnger)
    • Macedonian: сунѓер (sunǵer)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: су̀нђер
      Latin script: sùnđer

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