αυγό

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈvɣo/
  • Hyphenation: αυ‧γό

Noun

αυγό • (avgó) n (plural αυγά)

  1. (literary) Alternative form of αβγό (avgó)

Usage notes
  • Spelling: In accordance with Georgios Hatzidakis & Manolis Triantafyllidis, Babiniotis considers αβγό the correct spelling: The ‑β‑ in the word originated from phonetic development and there is no justification for writing it with the diphthong ‑αυ‑, as though it has always existed in the word[1]. The αυγό spelling is found in other dictionaries[2]. (Also similar: αφτί (aftí) & αυτί (aftí)).

Declension
declension of αυγό
case     \     number singular plural
nominative αυγό • αυγά •
genitive αυγού • αυγών •
accusative αυγό • αυγά •
vocative αυγό • αυγά •

References
  1. Georgios Babiniotis (2008), “αυγό”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
  2. αυγό - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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