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σινεμά

Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from French cinéma, clipping of cinématographe,[1] a compound from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma), stem κινηματο- (kinēmato-) + -γράφος (-gráphos) from γράφω (gráphō, “write”).[2] Doublet of κίνημα (kínima) and the vernacular masculine σινεμάς (sinemás).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /si.neˈma/
  • Hyphenation: σι‧νε‧μά

Noun

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σινεμά • (sinemá) n (indeclinable)

  1. cinema (film/movie theatre)

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References

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  1. ^ σινεμά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ σινεμά - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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