παντεσπάνι
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پان دیسپانیا (pandispanya), from Italian pandispagna (“bread from Spain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
παντεσπάνι • (pantespáni) n (plural παντεσπάνια)
- sponge cake, madeira cake, pound cake (US) (as an ingredient in trifles or other desserts)
- «αν δεν έχει ο λαός ψωμί, ας φάει παντεσπάνι»
- «an den échei o laós psomí, as fáei pantespáni»
- "If the people have no bread, let them eat cake"
Declension edit
declension of παντεσπάνι
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | παντεσπάνι • | παντεσπάνια • |
| genitive | — | — |
| accusative | παντεσπάνι • | παντεσπάνια • |
| vocative | παντεσπάνι • | παντεσπάνια • |