λουλούδι
Greek
editEtymology
editVarious theories have been proposed:
- Three possibilities from Babiniotis[1]:
- 1. Inherited from Byzantine Greek [Term?], from Albanian lule or lulediell (“sunflower”).
- 2. From λειρίδιον (leirídion), λειλίδιον (leilídion), from Koine Greek λειρίον (leiríon, “lily”), from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion, “id”).
- 3. From Ancient Greek *λίλιον (*lílion) (from Latin lilium (“lily”)) + -ούδι (-oúdi, diminutive).
- From Kriaras[2]:
Regardless, the first part of the word is from the same ultimate source as English lily.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editλουλούδι • (louloúdi) n (plural λουλούδια)
Declension
editDeclension of λουλούδι
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λουλούδι • | λουλούδια • |
| genitive | λουλουδιού • | λουλουδιών • |
| accusative | λουλούδι • | λουλούδια • |
| vocative | λουλούδι • | λουλούδια • |
Derived terms
edit- ασπρολούλουδο n (asproloúloudo, “daisy, white flower”)
- λουλουδάκι n (louloudáki, diminutive form)
- and see: αγριολούλουδο n (agrioloúloudo, “wild flower”)
References
edit- ^ λουλούδι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
- ^ Kriaras, Emmanuel (1995) Νέο ελληνικό λεξικό της σύγχρονης δημοτικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary of the Contemporary Demotic Language, Written and Spoken], Athens: Ekdotike Athenon
Further reading
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