δόντι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek δόντιν (dóntin), δόντιον (dóntion), from Ancient Greek *ὀδόντιον (*odóntion), diminutive of ὀδούς, ὀδόντος (odoús, odóntos), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth”).

Compare Mariupol Greek дъонд (ðond).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈðo̞n.di/
• Hyphenation: δόν‧τι

Noun

δόντι • (dónti) n (plural δόντια)

1. (anatomy) tooth
2. tusk
3. clove (of garlic)

Declension

declension of δόντι

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	δόντι •	δόντια •
genitive	δοντιού •	δοντιών •
accusative	δόντι •	δόντια •
vocative	δόντι •	δόντια •

Synonyms

• σκελίδα f (skelída, “clove”)

Further reading

• δόντι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.