συκώτι
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek συκώτιον (sukṓtion), a diminutive of the neuter of Hellenistic Koine Greek συκωτός (sukōtós) from the phrase ἧπαρ (hêpar) συκωτόν (sukōtón, “liver of an animal fatted with figs”). From the ancient σῦκον (sûkon, “fig”). Similarly, derivation from an expression, for the Latin fīcātum, from iecur ficatum.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]συκώτι • (sykóti) n (plural συκώτια)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | συκώτι (sykóti) | συκώτια (sykótia) |
| genitive | συκωτιού (sykotioú) | συκωτιών (sykotión) |
| accusative | συκώτι (sykóti) | συκώτια (sykótia) |
| vocative | συκώτι (sykóti) | συκώτια (sykótia) |
Synonyms
[edit]- (anatomy): ήπαρ n (ípar) (formal, for medicine)
Derived terms
[edit]- συκωταριά f (sykotariá)
- πρήζω το συκώτι (prízo to sykóti, “to pester, to badger”) (literally: "to swell the liver")
References
[edit]- ^ συκώτι - 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
Further reading
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συκώτι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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