νενέ

Greek

Etymology

From Turkish nine (“grandmother”)^[1][2]

(but note that Ancient Greek νίννη (ninē, “grandmother”) is attested from the 1st century AD.)

Noun

νενέ (nené) f

1. (colloquial) grandmother

Declension

This Greek noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

see: γιαγιά f (giagiá)

References

1. ^ Kriaras, E., Modern Greek Dictionary (Νέο ελληνικό λεξικό της σύγκρονης ελληνικής δημοτικής γλώσσας). Athens 1995.
2. ^ Babiniotis, G., Modern Greek Dictionary (Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας). Athens 2008.