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σάλιο

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek σάλιον (sálion), from an unattested *σιάλιον (*siálion, saliva) with elision of -ιά- (-iá-) > -ά- (-á-), itself a diminutive formation from Ancient Greek σίαλον (síalon, spittle, saliva), perhaps with some phonetic conflation from σίαλος (síalos, fat pig; grease).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σάλιο (sálion (plural σάλια)

  1. (informal): saliva, spit
    Synonym: (formal) σίελος (síelos)

Declension

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Declension of σάλιο
singular plural
nominative σάλιο (sálio) σάλια (sália)
genitive σάλιου (sáliou) σάλιων (sálion)
accusative σάλιο (sálio) σάλια (sália)
vocative σάλιο (sálio) σάλια (sália)


the genitive plural form is uncommon

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ σάλιο - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre, page 1240

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