χαντάκι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek χανδάκιον (khandákion), diminutive of Koine Greek χάνδαξ (khándax), from Arabic خَنْدَق (ḵandaq, “ditch”, “moat”) which was originally borrowed from Persian کنده (kanda).

Noun

χαντάκι • (chantáki) n (plural χαντάκια)

1. gutter or ditch (beside a roadway)

Declension

Declension of χαντάκι

	singular	plural
nominative	χαντάκι •	χαντάκια •
genitive	χαντακιού •	χαντακιών •
accusative	χαντάκι •	χαντάκια •
vocative	χαντάκι •	χαντάκια •

See also

• λούκι n (loúki, “roof gutter”)
• αυλάκι n (avláki, “irrigation ditch”)