καπνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kapnós, from Proto-Indo-European *kwep- (to smoke, boil, move violently); see also Lithuanian kūpėti (to boil over), Old Church Slavonic кꙑпѣти (kypěti, to boil), Sanskrit कुप्यति (kupyati, become agitated, bubbles up), Latin cupiō.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

καπνός • (kapnós) m (genitive καπνοῦ); second declension

  1. smoke

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: καπνός (kapnós)
  • Mariupol Greek: капнос (kapnos)

Further reading

References

  1. Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, smoke).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈpnos/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧πνός

Noun

καπνός • (kapnós) m (plural καπνοί)

  1. smoke
    δεν υπάρχει καπνός χωρίς φωτιάden ypárchei kapnós chorís fotiáthere is no smoke without fire
  2. tobacco (plant and its products)

Declension

See also

  • ταμπάκος m (tampákos, snuff)
  • νικοτιανή f (nikotianí, nicotiana)

Further reading

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