Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek λινάριν (linárin), from Hellenistic Koine Greek λινάριον (linárion), diminutive of the ancient λίνον (línon).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liˈna.ɾi/
  • Hyphenation: λι‧νά‧ρι

Noun

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λινάρι (linárin (plural λινάρια)

  1. (plants) flax (plant and fibres)

Declension

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  • and see: λινός (linós, made of flax, linen) & λινό n (linó, linen)

References

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  1. ^ λινάρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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