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