σπίρτο

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian spirito with silencing of the unaccented [i], from Latin spiritus.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspiɾ.to/
  • Hyphenation: σπίρ‧το

Noun

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σπίρτο (spírton (plural σπίρτα)

  1. match (stick)
  2. (figurative) very clever
    expressions: σπίρτο μοναχό! (spírto monachó!, truly clever! absolute genius!)
  3. (colloquial, folksy) spirit, surgical spirit as of liquor

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Egyptian Arabic: سبرتو (sebérto)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ σπίρτο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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  • σπίρτο - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
  • σπίρτο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el