οινόπνευμα
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From οίνος (oínos, “wine”) + πνεύμα (pnévma, “spirit”), a calque of French esprit-de-vin, itself calquing Latin spiritus vini. First attested 1831.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]οινόπνευμα • (oinópnevma) n (plural οινοπνεύματα)
- surgical spirit, rubbing alcohol
- (chemistry) ethyl alcohol
- alcohol (intoxicating drink)
Declension
[edit]Declension of οινόπνευμα
singular | plural | |
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nominative | οινόπνευμα • | οινοπνεύματα • |
genitive | οινοπνεύματος • | οινοπνευμάτων • |
accusative | οινόπνευμα • | οινοπνεύματα • |
vocative | οινόπνευμα • | οινοπνεύματα • |
Synonyms
[edit]- αλκοόλ n (alkoól)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- οινόπνευμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language