μαχαίρι
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Koine Greek μαχαίριον (makhaírion), diminutive of Ancient Greek μάχαιρα (mákhaira, “small sword”). Doublet of μάχαιρα (máchaira).
Compare Mariupol Greek маше́р (mašjér), машэ́р (mašér).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
μαχαίρι • (machaíri) n (plural μαχαίρια)
- (cutlery) knife
- dagger
- guillotine (for cutting paper)
Declension edit
declension of μαχαίρι
Derived terms edit
- αμαχαίρωτος (amachaírotos, “unstabbed”)
- μαχαίρα (machaíra)
- μαχαιρίδιο n (machairídio, “scalpel”)
- μαχαιροπήρουνο n (machairopírouno, “knife and fork”)
- μαχαιροπίρουνο n (machairopírouno, “knife and fork”)
- μαχαιρώνω (machairóno, “to stab”)
- μαχαιρώνωμαι (machairónomai, “to be stabbed”)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- μαχαίρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- μαχαίρι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.