Κίτρος

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin Citrus, from Latin citrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcitɾos/
• Hyphenation: Κί‧τρος

Proper noun

Κίτρος  • (Kítros) f (plural Κίτροι)

1. (botany) The genus Citrus, which includes fruits such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, etc.

Declension

declension of Κίτρος

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	Κίτρος •	Κίτροι •
genitive	Κίτρου •	Κίτρων •
accusative	Κίτρο •	Κίτρους •
vocative	Κίτρε •,  Κίτρο •	Κίτροι •

Coordinate terms

common names of trees of the genus Citrus:

• λεμονιά f (lemoniá, “lemon tree”)
• μανταρινιά f (mantariniá, “mandarine tree”)
• κιτριά f (kitriá, “citron tree”)
• πορτοκαλιά f (portokaliá, “orange tree”)
• νεραντζιά f (nerantziá, “Seville orange tree”)
• κουμκουάτ n (koumkouát, “kumquat”)

Further reading

• Κίτρος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el