See also: Λίνος and Λῖνος

Greek edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Byzantine Greek λινός (linós), from Ancient Greek λινοῦς (linoûs) with metaplasm of the ending,[1] contracted form of λίνεος (líneos, flaxen), from λίνον (línon, flax).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /liˈnos/
  • Hyphenation: λι‧νός

Adjective edit

λινός (linósm (feminine λινή, neuter λινό)

  1. linen (made of flax fibres)

Declension edit

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References edit

  1. ^ λινόςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.