ασβέστης

Greek

Alternative forms

• άσβεστος f (ásvestos) — literary
• ασβέστι n (asvésti) — informal

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ασβέστης m (asbéstēs), from ασβέστιν n (asbéstin), itself a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος f (ásbestos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈzve.stis/
• Hyphenation: α‧σβέ‧στης

Noun

ασβέστης • (asvéstis) m (uncountable)

1. (construction) lime, quicklime, whitewash
2. (chemistry) lime, hydrated calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide

Declension

Declension of ασβέστης

	singular	plural
nominative	ασβέστης •	ασβέστες •
genitive	ασβέστη •	ασβεστών •
accusative	ασβέστη •	ασβέστες •
vocative	ασβέστη •	ασβέστες •

Related terms

• see: ασβέστιο n (asvéstio, “calcium”)

Descendants

• → Aromanian: azvesti／azveste

References

• “ασβέστης”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

Further reading

• ασβέστης on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el