αλώνι
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Byzantine Greek ἁλώνιν (halṓnin), from Koine Greek ἁλώνιον (halṓnion), from a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs). Doublet of άλως (álos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
αλώνι • (alóni) n (plural αλώνια)
- (agriculture) threshing floor (floor where grain is threshed)
- (by extension) threshing
Declension edit
declension of αλώνι
Derived terms edit
- see: αλωνίζω (alonízo, “to thresh”)
- χέστηκε η φοράδα στ' αλώνι (chéstike i foráda st' alóni) (vulgar, colloquial, proverb)