κυδώνι

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion), shortening of μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion, “quince”), ultimately from Κυδωνία (Kudōnía, “Cydonia”). See also Latin cotoneum and Italian cotogno.

Noun

κυδώνι • (kydóni) n (plural κυδώνια)

1. (fruit) quince
2. (mollusc) warty venus (Venus verrucosa)

Declension

Declension of κυδώνι

	singular	plural
nominative	κυδώνι •	κυδώνια •
genitive	κυδωνιού •	κυδωνιών •
accusative	κυδώνι •	κυδώνια •
vocative	κυδώνι •	κυδώνια •

Coordinate terms

• see: χτένι n (chténi, “scallop”) (molluscs)

Related terms

• κυδωνιά f (kydoniá, “quince tree”)

Further reading

Κυδωνιά on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el