κρυοπάγημα

Greek

Etymology

Either from stem κρυοπαγη- of Katharevousa verb κρυοπαγῶ (kruopagô) + -μα (-ma),[1] or[2] a free translation of English frostbite. For the combining forms, see κρύο n (krýo, cold) and πάγος m (págos, frost, ice).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾi.oˈpa.ʝi.ma/
  • Hyphenation: κρυ‧ο‧πά‧γη‧μα

Noun

κρυοπάγημα • (kryopágima) n (plural κρυοπαγήματα) (usually in the plural)

  1. frostbite

Declension

References

  1. κρυοπάγημα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. s.v. «κρύο» - κρυοπάγημα - 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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