μαλαματένιος

Greek

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Etymology

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From μάλαμα (málama, gold).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /malamaˈteɲos/
  • Hyphenation: μα‧λα‧μα‧τέ‧νιος

Adjective

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μαλαματένιος (malamaténiosm (feminine μαλαματένια, neuter μαλαματένιο)

  1. (colloquial, literary, poetic) gold, golden (made of gold)
  2. (figuratively) golden, tender (of heart, words, etc)
    • 1974, “Μαλαματένια Λόγια [Golden Words]”, in Manos Eleutheriou (lyrics), Yannis Markopoulos (music), Θητεία [Service], performed by Charalampos Garganourakis, Lakis Chalkias, and Tania Tsanaklidou:
      Μαλαματένια λόγια στο μαντήλι,
      Τα βρήκα στο σεργιάνι μου προχθές
      Malamaténia lógia sto mantíli,
      Ta vríka sto sergiáni mou prochthés
      Golden words in the handkerchief,
      I found them on my walk the day before yesterday.

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