χένα

Greek

Alternative forms
  • χέννα f (chénna) (older spelling without simplification of double consonant)

Etymology

Borrowed from English henna, from Arabic حِنّاء (ḥinnāʔ). Doublet of κινά (kiná) (neuter) via Turkish.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈçe.na/
  • Hyphenation: χέ‧να

Noun

χένα • (chéna) f (plural χένες)

  1. henna dye [1][2][3] produced from plant Lawsonia inermis
    Synonym: κινά n (kiná)
    For the plant, see feminine κίνα (kína)

Declension
declension of χένα
case     \     number singular plural
nominative χένα • χένες •
genitive χένας • χενών •
accusative χένα • χένες •
vocative χένα • χένες •

References
  1. χένα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. χένα - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
  3. χένα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

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