σινάφι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish صنف (sınıf, “class, category”), from Arabic صِنْف (ṣinf, “class, species”). Compare Turkish sınıf (“class, classroom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈnafi/
• Hyphenation: σι‧νά‧φι

Noun

σινάφι • (sináfi) n (plural σινάφια)

1. a class of people practicing the same craft or sharing the same occupation (dated, vernacular)
2. (derogatory) people of the same social class or group

Declension

declension of σινάφι

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	σινάφι •	σινάφια •
genitive	σιναφιού •	σιναφιών •
accusative	σινάφι •	σινάφια •
vocative	σινάφι •	σινάφια •

Further reading

• σινάφι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.