σινεμά

Greek

Alternative forms

(vernacular) σινεμάς m (sinemás)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French cinéma, clipping of cinématographe,[1] a compound from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma), stem κινηματο- (kinēmato-) + -γράφος (-gráphos) from γράφω (gráphō, “write”).[2] Doublet of κίνημα (kínima) and the vernacular masculine σινεμάς (sinemás).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /si.neˈma/
Hyphenation: σι‧νε‧μά

Noun

σινεμά • (sinemá) n (indeclinable)

cinema (film/movie theatre)

Synonyms

κινηματογράφος m (kinimatográfos, “film, film theatre, art of film making”)

References

σινεμά - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
σινεμά - 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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[1] σινεμά - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

[2] σινεμά - 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