λουλούδι
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Various theories have been proposed:
- Three possibilities from Babiniotis:[1]
- 1. Inherited from Byzantine Greek [Term?], from Albanian lule or lulediell (“sunflower”).
- 2. From λειρίδιον (leirídion), λειλίδιον (leilídion), from Koine Greek λειρίον (leiríon, “lily”), from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion, “id”).
- 3. From Ancient Greek *λίλιον (*lílion) (from Latin lilium (“lily”)) + -ούδι (-oúdi, diminutive).
- From Kriaras:[2]
Regardless, the first part of the word is from the same ultimate source as English lily.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]λουλούδι • (louloúdi) n (plural λουλούδια)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λουλούδι (louloúdi) | λουλούδια (louloúdia) |
| genitive | λουλουδιού (louloudioú) | λουλουδιών (louloudión) |
| accusative | λουλούδι (louloúdi) | λουλούδια (louloúdia) |
| vocative | λουλούδι (louloúdi) | λουλούδια (louloúdia) |
Derived terms
[edit]- ασπρολούλουδο n (asproloúloudo, “daisy, white flower”)
- λουλουδάκι n (louloudáki, diminutive form)
- and see: αγριολούλουδο n (agrioloúloudo, “wild flower”)
References
[edit]- ^ λουλούδι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008), Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
- ^ Kriaras, Emmanuel (1995), Νέο ελληνικό λεξικό της σύγχρονης δημοτικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary of the Contemporary Demotic Language, Written and Spoken], Athens: Ekdotike Athenon
Further reading
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λουλούδι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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