βουνό

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from the mediaeval Byzantine Greek βουνό, βουνόν (bounó, bounón), a metaplasm to neuter of the Ancient Greek βουνός (bounós, “hill”, masculine) of uncertain etymology, probably in accordance to the masculine ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).[1] A connection to βουβών (boubṓn) is very unlikely.[2]

Compare Mariupol Greek вуно́ (vunó).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vuˈno/
  • Hyphenation: βου‧νό

Noun

βουνό • (vounó) n (plural βουνά)

  1. mountain
    Το όρος Έβερεστ είναι το ψηλότερο βουνό της οροσειράς των Ιμαλαΐων.
    To óros Éverest eínai to psilótero vounó tis oroseirás ton Imalaḯon.
    Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the Himalayan massif.
  2. mountainous countryside
  3. (figuratively) heavy workload, mountain of work

Usage notes
  • βουνό (vounó) is more typically used as a general term for a mountain, than in its name when its synonym όρος (óros) might be used.

Declension
declension of βουνό
case     \     number singular plural
nominative βουνό • βουνά •
genitive βουνού • βουνών •
accusative βουνό • βουνά •
vocative βουνό • βουνά •

Synonyms
  • ακροβούνι n (akrovoúni, “peak, sharp summit”)
  • βουνάκι n (vounáki, “hill”)
  • βουνί n (vouní, “hill, hillock”)
  • βουνίσιος (vounísios, “mountainous”, adjective)
  • βουνοκορφή f (vounokorfí, “mountain summit”)
  • βουνοπλαγιά f (vounoplagiá, “mountainside”)
  • βουνοσειρά f (vounoseirá, “mountain range”)

References
  1. βουνό - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. βουνό - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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