λιμάνι
See also: λίμνη
Greek
Alternative forms
- λιμένας (liménas) (formal)
Etymology
Reborrowing from Ottoman Turkish لیمان (liman)[1], (the Medieval Byzantine form λιμεώνας (limeṓnas) or λιμνιώνας (limniṓnas)[2], diminutive λιμενάρι (limenári)[3]) from Hellenistic Koine Greek λῐμένιον (liménion), diminutive of the ancient λῐμήν (limḗn). Also see λειμών (leimṓn).[4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈmani/
- Hyphenation: λι‧μά‧νι
Noun
λιμάνι • (limáni) n (plural λιμάνια)
- harbour, quay, port
- ασφαλές λιμάνι ― asfalés limáni ― safe harbour
- απάνεμο λιμάνι ― apánemo limáni ― sheltered harbour
- απάγγιο λιμάνι ― apángio limáni ― sheltered harbour
- port (town or city with a dock or harbour)
- (figuratively) safe harbor, safe haven
Declension
Synonyms
- λιμένας m (liménas, “port”) (formal alternative)
- πόρτο n (pórto, “port”) (nautical, dated)
Hyponyms
Coordinate terms
- επίνειο n (epíneio, “seaport, haven”)
- ιχθυόσκαλα f (ichthyóskala, “fishing port or wharf”)
- νεώριο n (neório, “dry-dock”)
Derived terms
- ακρολίμανο n (akrolímano)
- λιμανάκι n (limanáki) (diminutive)
Related terms
- see: λιμένας m (liménas, “port”) for Derivatives from stem λιμεν-
References
- λιμάνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- λιμνιών - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition)
- λιμενάρι - Kriaras, Emmanuel (vol.1 1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. I–XIV] (in Greek) Online edition (22 vols. printed edition)
- Georgios Babiniotis (2002), “λιμάνι”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
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