νυστέρι
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نیشتر (nişter), from Classical Persian نیشتر (ništar), with the spelling influenced by Ancient Greek νύσσω (nússō, “to stab, pierce”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niˈste.ɾi/
Noun
νυστέρι • (nystéri) n (plural νυστέρια)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | νυστέρι (nystéri) | νυστέρια (nystéria) |
| genitive | νυστεριού (nysterioú) | νυστεριών (nysterión) |
| accusative | νυστέρι (nystéri) | νυστέρια (nystéria) |
| vocative | νυστέρι (nystéri) | νυστέρια (nystéria) |
Further reading
- νυστέρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language