μελιτζάνα
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek μελιντζάνα (melintzána) under the influence of Italian melanzana, both from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān, “aubergine”), from Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān), بَاتِنْگَان (bātingān), ultimately from Dravidian. Doublet of βαζάνι (vazáni) and πατλιτζάνι (patlitzáni).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]μελιτζάνα • (melitzána) f (plural μελιτζάνες)
- (vegetable) aubergine (UK), eggplant (US)
- Synonyms: (dialectal, Cyprus) βαζάνι (vazáni), πατλιτζάνι (patlitzáni)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μελιτζάνα (melitzána) | μελιτζάνες (melitzánes) |
| genitive | μελιτζάνας (melitzánas) | μελιτζανών (melitzanón) |
| accusative | μελιτζάνα (melitzána) | μελιτζάνες (melitzánes) |
| vocative | μελιτζάνα (melitzána) | μελιτζάνες (melitzánes) |
Derived terms
[edit]- μελιτζανής (melitzanís, “of aubergine colour”, adjective)
- μελιτζανί n (melitzaní, “aubergine”, colour)
- μελιτζανοσαλάτα f (melitzanosaláta, “aubergine salad”)
Further reading
[edit]
μελιτζάνα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- μελιτζάνα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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