αρνί

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀρνί(ν) (arní(n)), from Ancient Greek ἀρνίον (arníon), diminutive or hypocoristic form of ἀρήν (arḗn), from Proto-Hellenic *warḗn, from *wr̥h₁ḗn (“lamb”). Cognate with Mariupol Greek арны́ (arný).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈni/
• Hyphenation: αρ‧νί

Noun

αρνί • (arní) n (plural αρνιά)

1. lamb (farm animal or meat)

   Synonym: (archaic) αμνός (amnós)

   Coordinate term: (sheep) πρόβατο (próvato)

2. (figuratively) meek or gentle person

Declension

Declension of αρνί

	singular	plural
nominative	αρνί •	αρνιά •
genitive	αρνιού •	αρνιών •
accusative	αρνί •	αρνιά •
vocative	αρνί •	αρνιά •

Related terms

• αρνάδα f (arnáda, “female lamb”)
• αρνάκι n (arnáki, “lamb”)
• αρνίσιος (arnísios, “lamb, lamb's”, adjective)

Further reading

• αρνί - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary, Centre for the Greek language
• αρνί, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• αρνί on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el