Greek

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Etymology

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Byzantine Greek ἀηδόνι (aēdóni), from Koine Greek ἀηδόνιον n (aēdónion), from Ancient Greek ἀηδών f (aēdṓn) with stem ἀηδον-.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ai̯ˈðo.ni/ with synizesis of /ai/
  • Hyphenation: αη‧δό‧νι

Noun

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αηδόνι (aïdónin (plural αηδόνια, feminine αηδόνα)

  1. nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ αηδόνι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

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