κυδώνι

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion), shortening of μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion, “quince”), ultimately from Κυδωνία (Kudōnía, “Cydonia”). See also Latin cotoneum and Italian cotogno.

Noun

κυδώνι • (kydóni) n (plural κυδώνια)

  1. (fruit) quince
  2. (mollusc) warty venus (Venus verrucosa)

Declension
declension of κυδώνι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κυδώνι • κυδώνια •
genitive κυδωνιού • κυδωνιών •
accusative κυδώνι • κυδώνια •
vocative κυδώνι • κυδώνια •

Coordinate terms
  • see: χτένι n (chténi, “scallop”) (molluscs)

Further reading

Κυδωνιά on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el

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