φασόλι

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek φασόλιν (phasólin) < *φασιόλιον, from diminutive of Hellenistic Koine Greek φασίολος (phasíolos), a reborrowing from Latin phaseolus, diminutive of phaselus, from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos) a bean probably of the Vigna genus.[1][2] Also see φασούλι.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈso.li/
  • Hyphenation: φα‧σό‧λι

Noun

φασόλι • (fasóli) n (plural φασόλια)

  1. bean, of the genus Phaseolus

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: فاصولیه (fasulye, fasulya), فصولیه (fasulye, fasulya)
    • Turkish: fasulye, fasulya; fasülye
    • Arabic: فَاصُولِيَاء (fāṣūliyāʔ)
      • Central Kurdish: فاسولیا (fasulya)
      • Oromo: fasooliyaa
    • Armenian: ֆասուլյա (fasulya)
    • Ladino: fasulya
  • Romanian: fasole

See also

References

  1. φασόλι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. φασόλι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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