άσπρο

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἄσπρον (áspron), which also referred to a type of coin originally, from Latin asprum, variant of asperum, accusative of asper (cf. the term nummus asper).

Noun

άσπρο • (áspro) n (plural άσπρα)

1. white

   Synonym: λευκό (lefkó)

2. a Byzantine coin
   1. (in the plural) money

Declension

Declension of άσπρο

	singular	plural
nominative	άσπρο •	άσπρα •
genitive	άσπρου •	άσπρων •
accusative	άσπρο •	άσπρα •
vocative	άσπρο •	άσπρα •

Related terms

• ασπράδα f (aspráda, “whiteness”)
• ασπράδι n (asprádi, “egg white”)
• ασπριδερός (aspriderós, “whitish”, adjective)
• ασπρίζω (asprízo, “to whiten”)
• ασπρίλα f (aspríla, “whiteness”)
• άσπρισμα n (ásprisma, “whitewashing, bleaching”)
• ασπριστής m (aspristís, “whitewasher”)
• ασπριτζής m (aspritzís, “plasterer, whitewasher”)
• ασπρογένης m (asprogénis, “white bearded man”)
• ασπρολογώ (asprologó, “to look white”)
• ασπρολούλουδο n (asproloúloudo, “daisy”)
• ασπρομάλλα f (aspromálla, “white-haired woman”)
• ασπρομάλλης m (aspromállis, “white-haired man”)
• ασπροντυμένος (asprontyménos, “dressed in white”, adjective)
• ασπροπρόσωπος (asproprósopos, “white-faced”, adjective)
• ασπρόρουχο n (aspróroucho, “underwear, linen”)
• άσπρος (áspros, “white”, adjective)
• ασπρουδερός (asprouderós, “whitish”, adjective)
• ασπρουλιάρης (asprouliáris, “whitish”, adjective)
• ασπρουλιάρικος (asprouliárikos, “whitish”, adjective)
• ασπροφορεμένος (asproforeménos, “dressed in white”, adjective)
• ασπρόχωμα n (aspróchoma, “white/potters clay”)
• ξασπρίζω (xasprízo, “to whiten; to fade”)

Adjective

άσπρο • (áspro)

1. Accusative masculine singular form of άσπρος (áspros).
2. Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter singular form of άσπρος (áspros).

Further reading

• Λευκό on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• “άσπρο”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998