πιρούνι
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- πηρούνι n (piroúni)
Etymology edit
From Byzantine Greek πιρούνιν (piroúnin) and περούνιν (peroúnin), from Koine Greek περόνιον (perónion), diminutive of Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “pin, brooch”).
Noun edit
πιρούνι • (piroúni) n (plural πιρούνια)
- (cutlery) fork
Declension edit
declension of πιρούνι
Derived terms edit
- μαχαιροπίρουνα n pl (machairopírouna, “silverware, cutlery”)
Related terms edit
- μαχαίρι n (machaíri, “knife”)
- κουτάλι n (koutáli, “spoon”)
- πιάτο n (piáto, “plate”)
- ποτήρι n (potíri, “glass”)
Descendants edit
- → Albanian: pirun
- → Aromanian: pirunã
- → Friulian: piron
- → Ladino: piron
- → Mòcheno: paru'
- → Romanian: piron
- → Serbo-Croatian: pirun / пирун
- → Venetian: piron
- → Cimbrian: pirù
- → Lombard: piron
Further reading edit
- πιρούνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- πιρούνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el