αψιθιά
Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- αψινθιά f (apsinthiá)
Etymology
editByzantine Greek ἀψιθία (apsithía) with synizesis of /ia/ to avoid hiatus, from Koine Greek ἀψινθία f (apsinthía) with similation of [nθ] > [θθ] and simplification {{nobr|[[θθ] > [θ]}}.[1][2] Also see ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editαψιθιά • (apsithiá) f (plural αψιθιές)
Declension
editDeclension of αψιθιά
Related terms
edit- αγριαψιθιά f (agriapsithiá, “wormwood”)
- άψινθος (ápsinthos)
- αψέντι n (apsénti, “absinthe”)
References
edit- ^ αψιθιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ s.v. άψινθος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading
edit- αψιθιά - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
- αψιθιά on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el