σαΐνι

Greek

Alternative forms

  • (dialectal) σαγίνι n (sagíni), σαγίνης m (sagínis) [1]
  • σαΐνης m (saḯnis) [2]
  • σαχίνι (sachíni) (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish شاهین (şahin), with deletion of [h][3] from Classical Persian شاهین (šāhīn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈi.ni/
  • Hyphenation: σα‧ΐ‧νι

Noun

σαΐνι • (saḯni) n (plural σαΐνια)

  1. hawk
  2. (especially) Levant sparrowhawk, Accipiter brevipes
  3. (figuratively) bright spark, genius
    see: έξυπνος (éxypnos, “intelligent”)

Declension

Declension of σαΐνι
singular plural
nominative σαΐνι (saḯni) σαΐνια (saḯnia)
genitive σαϊνιού (saïnioú) σαϊνιών (saïnión)
accusative σαΐνι (saḯni) σαΐνια (saḯnia)
vocative σαΐνι (saḯni) σαΐνια (saḯnia)

References

  1. ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (1964) [1936–1950], Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Méga lexikón hólēs tês Hellēnikês glṓssēs, Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Katharevousa), 2nd edition (in 15 volumes), Athens: Hellenic Paideia (abbreviations - of authors)
  2. ^ σαΐνι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002), Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
  3. ^ σαΐνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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