See also: ὀθόνη

Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ὀθόνη (othónē, sheet), probably from a Semitic language (compare Hebrew אֵטוּן (ʾēṭūn, fine linen)), ultimately from Egyptian jdmj (fine red linen).[1][2]

Noun edit

οθόνη (othónif (plural οθόνες)

  1. (computing) monitor
  2. screen (cinema etc)
  3. canvas (for oil paint)

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ ed. Boardman, John; Hammond, N. G. L. (1982) The Cambridge Ancient History, second edition, vol. III, part 3: The Expansion of the Greek World, Eighth to Sixth Centuries B.C., p.25
  2. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 245