χιόνι
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Mediaeval Byzantine Greek χιόνι (khióni), from Koine Greek χιόνιον (khiónion), from a diminutive of Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn, “snow”), from Proto-Hellenic *kʰiṓn, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm. Compare Mariupol Greek шон (šon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈço.ni/
- Hyphenation: χιό‧νι
Declension
declension of χιόνι
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χιόνι • | χιόνια • |
| genitive | χιονιού • | χιονιών • |
| accusative | χιόνι • | χιόνια • |
| vocative | χιόνι • | χιόνια • |
Derived terms
- χιονάνθρωπος (chionánthropos, “snowman”)
- χιονίζω (chionízo, “to snow”)
- χιονοθύελλα f (chionothýella, “blizzard”)
- χιονόμπαλα f (chionómpala, “snowball”)
- χιονονιφάδα f (chiononifáda, “snowflake”)
- χιονοστιβάδα f (chionostiváda, “avalanche”)
Further reading
χιόνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- χιόνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
See also
- πάγος (págos, “ice”)
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