αηδόνα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀηδόνα m (aēdóna), from ἀηδόν(ι) n (aēdón(i)) + augmentative (-a).[1] From Ancient Greek ἀηδών (aēdṓn), with stem ἀηδον-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ai̯ˈðo.na/ with synizesis of /ai/
  • Hyphenation: αη‧δό‧να

Noun

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αηδόνα (aïdónaf (plural αηδόνες)

  1. female nightingale
  2. (figurative) woman with fine singing voice

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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

Further reading

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