φιντάνι

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فدان‎ (fidan, “young plant, sapling”), from Byzantine Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) (a reborrowing).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiˈda.ni/

Noun

φιντάνι • (fintáni) n (plural φιντάνια)

(botany) any young plant, sapling, scion used in grafting
Synonyms: βλαστός m (vlastós), βλαστάρι n (vlastári)
(figuratively) a young, inexperienced person
Synonyms: νιόβγαλτος m (nióvgaltos), πρωτόβγαλτος m (protóvgaltos)

Declension

declension of φιντάνι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	φιντάνι •	φιντάνια •
genitive	φιντανιού •	φιντανιών •
accusative	φιντάνι •	φιντάνια •
vocative	φιντάνι •	φιντάνια •

Derived terms

φιντανάκι n (fintanáki, “young, inexperienced person”) (diminutive)

References

φιντάνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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