αφιόνι
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀφιόνι(ον) (aphióni(on)), a medieval αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, “repatriated loanword”), from Ottoman Turkish آفیون (afyon, “opium”), ultimately a reborrowing from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈfço.ni/
- Hyphenation: α‧φιό‧νι
Noun
αφιόνι • (afióni) n (plural αφιόνια)
- opium
- Synonym: όπιο (ópio)
- opium poppy, Papaver somniferum
- Synonym: μήκων η υπνοφόρος (míkon i ypnofóros)
- (by extension) anything that numbs, stupefies or brings one in a frantic state
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αφιόνι (afióni) | αφιόνια (afiónia) |
| genitive | αφιονιού (afionioú) | αφιονιών (afionión) |
| accusative | αφιόνι (afióni) | αφιόνια (afiónia) |
| vocative | αφιόνι (afióni) | αφιόνια (afiónia) |
Derived terms
- αφιονίζω (afionízo, “to drug”)
- αφιόνισμα n (afiónisma, “drugged state”)
- αφιονισμός m (afionismós, “drugged state”)
References
- αφιόνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language