αρνί

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἀρνί(ν) (arní(n)), from Ancient Greek ἀρνίον (arníon), diminutive or hypocoristic form of ἀρήν (arḗn), from Proto-Hellenic *warḗn, from *wr̥h₁ḗn (“lamb”). Cognate with Mariupol Greek арны́ (arný).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɾˈni/
Rhymes: -i

Noun

αρνί • (arní) n (plural αρνιά)

lamb (farm animal or meat)
Synonym: (archaic) αμνός (amnós)

Coordinate term: (sheep) πρόβατο (próvato)
(figuratively) meek or gentle person

Declension

declension of αρνί

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	αρνί •	αρνιά •
genitive	αρνιού •	αρνιών •
accusative	αρνί •	αρνιά •
vocative	αρνί •	αρνιά •

Related terms

αρνάδα f (arnáda, “female lamb”)
αρνάκι n (arnáki, “lamb”)
αρνίσιος (arnísios, “lamb, lamb's”, adjective)

Further reading

αρνί on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
αρνί - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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