νέφτι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نفت (neft, “spirit of turpentine”). Doublet of νάφθα (náftha).

Noun

νέφτι • (néfti) n (plural νέφτια)

1. (chemistry) turpentine, volatile essential oil from distillation of terebinth or pine tree resin, used as a solvent and paint thinner.

   Synonyms: τερεβινθέλαιο (terevinthélaio), τερεβινθίνη (terevinthíni), τρεμεντίνα (trementína)

2. (chemistry) mineral turpentine, white spirit, volatile transparent liquid derived from paraffin, used as a solvent and paint thinner, with similar applications but very different chemical consistency from resin-derived wood turpentine.

   Synonym: ορυκτή τερεβινθίνη (oryktí terevinthíni)

Declension

Declension of νέφτι

	singular	plural
nominative	νέφτι •	νέφτια •
genitive	νεφτιού •	νεφτιών •
accusative	νέφτι •	νέφτια •
vocative	νέφτι •	νέφτια •

Derived terms

• βάζω νέφτι σε κάποιον (vázo néfti se kápoion, “to make someone run fast”) (literally: "to put turpentine in someone")

Further reading

• νέφτι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• “νέφτι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998