μολύβι

Greek

Etymology

From a derivative of Ancient Greek μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “graphite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈlivi/

Noun

μολύβι • (molývi) n (plural μολύβια)

1. pencil, pencil lead
2. eyeliner
3. (colloquial) bullets

Declension

declension of μολύβι

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	μολύβι •	μολύβια •
genitive	μολυβιού •	μολυβιών •
accusative	μολύβι •	μολύβια •
vocative	μολύβι •	μολύβια •

Synonyms

• (pencil lead): μύτη f (mýti, “point of pencil”)

Related terms

• μηχανικό μολύβι n (michanikó molývi, “propelling pencil, mechanical pencil”)

Descendants

• → Albanian: molivë
• → Aromanian: muliv
• → Bulgarian: молив (moliv)
• → Macedonian: молив (moliv)

See also

• μόλυβδος m (mólyvdos, “lead”)
• μολυβδαίνιο n (molyvdaínio, “molybdenum”)
• γραφίτης m (grafítis, “graphite”)

Further reading

• μολύβι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el