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
Declension
Related terms
- αχιόνιστος (achiónistos)
- χιονάτος (chionátos)
- χιονίστρα f (chionístra)
- χιονιάς m (chioniás)
- χιονο- (chiono-), χιον- for example:
- χιονάνθρωπος m (chionánthropos, “snowman”)
- χιονοθύελλα f (chionothýella, “blizzard”)
- χιονόμπαλα f (chionómpala, “snowball”)
- χιονονιφάδα f (chiononifáda, “snowflake”)
- χιονοστιβάδα f (chionostiváda, “avalanche”)
See also
- πάγος (págos, “ice”)
References
- χιόνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Further reading
- χιόνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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