αφιόνι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀφιόνι(ον) (aphióni(on)), a medieval αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, “repatriated loanword”), from Ottoman Turkish آفیون (afyon, “opium”), ultimately a reborrowing from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfço.ni/
• Hyphenation: α‧φιό‧νι

Noun

αφιόνι • (afióni) n (plural αφιόνια)

1. opium

   Synonym: όπιο (ópio)

2. opium poppy, Papaver somniferum

   Synonym: μήκων η υπνοφόρος (míkon i ypnofóros)

3. (by extension) anything that numbs, stupefies or brings one in a frantic state

Declension

Declension of αφιόνι

	singular	plural
nominative	αφιόνι •	αφιόνια •
genitive	αφιονιού •	αφιονιών •
accusative	αφιόνι •	αφιόνια •
vocative	αφιόνι •	αφιόνια •

Derived terms

• αφιονίζω (afionízo, verb)
• αφιονισμός m (afionismós)

References

• “αφιόνι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998