πέτρινος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From πέτρα (pétra, rock) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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πέτρῐνος (pétrinosm (feminine πετρῐ́νη, neuter πέτρῐνον); first/second declension

  1. rocky, made of stone
    Synonym: λάϊνος (láïnos)
  2. changed into rock

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: πέτρινος (pétrinos) (learned)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πέτρινος (pétrinos).[1] By surface analysis, πέτρ(α) (pétr(a)) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.tɾi.nos/
  • Hyphenation: πέ‧τρι‧νος

Adjective

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πέτρινος (pétrinosm (feminine πέτρινη, neuter πέτρινο)

  1. of stone, of rock
    πέτρινη σκάλαpétrini skálastone staircase
  2. (figuratively) stone
    πέτρινη καρδιάpétrini kardiáheart of stone

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ πέτρινος”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998