Greek edit

 
τριφύλλι
 τριφύλλι on Greek Wikipedia

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon), equivalent to τρία (tría, three) +‎ φύλλο (fýllo, leaf).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tɾiˈfili/
  • Hyphenation: τρι‧φύλ‧λι

Noun edit

τριφύλλι (trifýllin (plural τριφύλλια)

  1. (botany) clover, trefoil, shamrock (plant in genus Trifolium)
    • 1974, “Μαλαματένια Λόγια [Golden Words]”, in Manos Eleutheriou (lyrics), Yannis Markopoulos (music), Θητεία [Service], performed by Charalampos Garganourakis, Lakis Chalkias, and Tania Tsanaklidou:
      Τ’ αλφαβητάρι πάνω στο τριφύλλι,
      Σου μάθαινε το αύριο και το χθες.
      T’ alfavitári páno sto trifýlli,
      Sou máthaine to ávrio kai to chthes.
      The schoolbook on top of the clover,
      Taught you about tomorrow and yesterday.

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Descendants edit

  • Ottoman Turkish: طرفیل (tırfıl)

References edit

  • Meyer, Gustav (1893), “Türkische Studien. I. Die griechischen und romanischen Bestandtheile im Wortschatze des Osmanisch-Türkischen”, in Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German), volume 128, Wien: In Commission bei F. Tempsky, page 35

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