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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek χάρτινος (khártinos).[1] By surface analysis, χαρτ(ί) (chart(í)) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxaɾ.ti.nos/
  • Hyphenation: χάρ‧τι‧νος

Adjective

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χάρτινος (chártinosm (feminine χάρτινη, neuter χάρτινο)

  1. paper (made of paper)
  2. (figuratively, familiar) paper (insubstantial)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ χάρτινος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language