λιμάνι

See also: λίμνη

Greek

Alternative forms

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)

  1. harbour, quay, port
    ασφαλές λιμάνιasfalés limánisafe harbour
    απάνεμο λιμάνιapánemo limánisheltered harbour
    απάγγιο λιμάνιapángio limánisheltered harbour
  2. port (town or city with a dock or harbour)
  3. (figuratively) safe harbor, safe haven

Declension

Synonyms

  • λιμένας m (liménas, port) (formal alternative)
  • πόρτο n (pórto, port) (nautical, dated)

Hyponyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • ακρολίμανο n (akrolímano)
  • λιμανάκι n (limanáki) (diminutive)
  • see: λιμένας m (liménas, port) for Derivatives from stem λιμεν-

References

  1. λιμάνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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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