χιόνι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek χιόνι (khióni), from Koine Greek χιόνιον (khiónion), diminutive of Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, snow),[1] from Proto-Hellenic *kʰiṓn, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm. Compare Mariupol Greek шон (šon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈço.ni/
  • Hyphenation: χιό‧νι

Noun

χιόνι • (chióni) n (plural χιόνια)

  1. snow
  2. snow (TV noise)

Declension

See also

References

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

Further reading

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