μαχαίρι
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Koine Greek μαχαίριον (makhaírion), diminutive of Ancient Greek μάχαιρα (mákhaira, “small sword”). Doublet of μάχαιρα (máchaira).
Compare Mariupol Greek маше́р (mašjér), машэ́р (mašér).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]μαχαίρι • (machaíri) n (plural μαχαίρια)
- (cutlery) knife
- dagger
- guillotine (for cutting paper)
Declension
[edit]Declension of μαχαίρι
Derived terms
[edit]- αμαχαίρωτος (amachaírotos, “unstabbed”)
- μαχαίρα (machaíra)
- μαχαιρίδιο n (machairídio, “scalpel”)
- μαχαιροπήρουνο n (machairopírouno, “knife and fork”)
- μαχαιροπίρουνο n (machairopírouno, “knife and fork”)
- μαχαιρώνω (machairóno, “to stab”)
- μαχαιρώνωμαι (machairónomai, “to be stabbed”)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]
μαχαίρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- “μαχαίρι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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