λεμόνι

See also: λεμονί

Greek

Alternative forms

• λεϊμόνι n (leïmóni) — colloquial

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek λεμόνι (lemóni) from the form λιμόνι, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn), from Classical Persian لیمو (lēmō).

Cognate with Mariupol Greek лемо́н (ljemón).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈmo.ni/
• Hyphenation: λε‧μό‧νι - compare to λεμονί (lemoní)

Noun

λεμόνι • (lemóni) n (plural λεμόνια)

1. lemon (fruit)
2. lemon yellow, lemon (colour)
3. (adjectively + noun for kinds of beverages, sweets or juices)

Declension

declension of λεμόνι

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	λεμόνι •	λεμόνια •
genitive	λεμονιού •	λεμονιών •
accusative	λεμόνι •	λεμόνια •
vocative	λεμόνι •	λεμόνια •

Related terms

• λεμονάδα f (lemonáda, “lemonade”)
• λεμονής (lemonís, “lemon coloured”, adjective)
• λεμονί f (lemoní, “lemon colour”)
• λεμονιά f (lemoniá, “lemon tree”)
• λεμονίτα f (lemoníta, “lemonade”)

 

Further reading

• λεμόνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• λεμόνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.