φιντάνι
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish فدان (fidan, “young plant, sapling”), from Byzantine Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) (a reborrowing).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]φιντάνι • (fintáni) n (plural φιντάνια)
- (botany) any young plant, sapling, scion used in grafting
- (figuratively) a young, inexperienced person
- Synonyms: νιόβγαλτος m (nióvgaltos), πρωτόβγαλτος m (protóvgaltos)
Declension
[edit]Declension of φιντάνι
Derived terms
[edit]- φιντανάκι n (fintanáki, “young, inexperienced person”) (diminutive)
References
[edit]- φιντάνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language