σαπούνι
Greek
Alternative forms
- (Katharevousa) σάπων (sápon)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek σαπούνιον (sapoúnion, “soap”), inherited from Koine Greek σαπώνιον (sapṓnion), a diminutive of σάπων (sápōn, “soap”), borrowed from Latin sapo (“soap”).
Pronunciation
Noun
σαπούνι • (sapoúni) n (plural σαπούνια)
Declension
Declension of σαπούνι
Descendants
Related terms
- σαπουνίζω (sapounízo, “wash with soap”)
- σαπουνόπερα f (sapounópera, “soap opera”)
- σαπουνάδα f (sapounáda, “soap suds”)
- σαπωνοποίηση f (saponopoíisi, “sapinification”)