χάδι
Greek
editEtymology
editInherited from Byzantine Greek χάδι (khádi), from an earlier χάιδι (kháidi, “caress”) with elimination of the semivowel αι (ai),[1] from ηχάδιον (ēkhádion, “taking care of, caressing”), a diminutive of ήχος (ḗkhos, “sound, noise, tone”) with metathesis of η (ē) from ηχά (ēkhá) > χάι (chái).[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editχάδι • (chádi) n (plural χάδια)
Declension
editDeclension of χάδι
References
edit- ^ χάδι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ χάιδι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language