πιρούνι
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Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- πηρούνι n (piroúni)
Etymology[edit]
From Byzantine Greek πιρούνιν (piroúnin) and περούνιν (peroúnin), from Koine Greek περόνιον (perónion), diminutive of Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “pin, brooch”).
Noun[edit]
πιρούνι • (piroúni) n (plural πιρούνια)
- (cutlery) fork
Declension[edit]
declension of πιρούνι
Derived terms[edit]
- μαχαιροπίρουνα n pl (machairopírouna, “silverware, cutlery”)
Related terms[edit]
- μαχαίρι n (machaíri, “knife”)
- κουτάλι n (koutáli, “spoon”)
- πιάτο n (piáto, “plate”)
- ποτήρι n (potíri, “glass”)
Descendants[edit]
- → Albanian: pirun
- → Aromanian: pirunã
- → Friulian: piron
- → Ladino: piron
- → Mòcheno: paru'
- → Romanian: piron
- → Serbo-Croatian: pirun / пирун
- → Venetian: piron
- → Cimbrian: pirù
- → Lombard: piron
Further reading[edit]
- πιρούνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
πιρούνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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