αφιόνι
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Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀφιόνι(ον) (aphióni(on)), a medieval αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, “repatriated loanword”), from Ottoman Turkish آفیون (afyon, “opium”), ultimately a reborrowing from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
αφιόνι • (afióni) n (plural αφιόνια)
- opium
- Synonym: όπιο (ópio)
- opium poppy, Papaver somniferum
- Synonym: μήκων η υπνοφόρος (míkon i ypnofóros)
- (by extension) anything that numbs, stupefies or brings one in a frantic state
Declension[edit]
declension of αφιόνι
Derived terms[edit]
- αφιονίζω (afionízo, verb)
- αφιονισμός m (afionismós)
References[edit]
- αφιόνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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