γαζία

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

γαζία

An αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, “repatriated loanword”).[1] Borrowed from Venetian gazia (compare Italian gaggia), from Late Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”). Doublet of ακακία (akakía).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɣaˈzi.a/
  • Hyphenation: γα‧ζί‧α

Noun[edit]

γαζία • (gazía) f (plural γαζίες)

  1. (botany) the needle bush or sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)
  2. (botany) the flower of the needle bush

Declension[edit]

declension of γαζία
case     \     number singular plural
nominative γαζία • γαζίες •
genitive γαζίας • γαζιών •
accusative γαζία • γαζίες •
vocative γαζία • γαζίες •

References[edit]

  1. ^ γαζία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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