καμίνι
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Byzantine Greek καμίνι(ν) n (kamíni(n)), from Koine Greek καμίνιον n (kamínion), diminutive of Ancient Greek κάμινος f (káminos), of unknown, probably Pre-Greek origin (as suggested by the typically Pre-Greek suffix -ινος).
Noun[edit]
καμίνι • (kamíni) n (plural καμίνια)
- furnace, kiln, oven
- (figuratively) scorcher (hot day)
- (figuratively) a very hot closed space
- (figuratively) harsh conditions requiring great strength
- το καμίνι του πολέμου ― to kamíni tou polémou ― the hard conditions of war
- (poetic) burning passion
Declension[edit]
Declension of καμίνι
Derived terms[edit]
- ακαμίνευτος (akamíneftos, “(of metal) not smelted in a furnace; (of ceramic) not baked in a kiln”, adjective)
- ασβεστοκάμινος f (asvestokáminos, “lime kiln”)
- εκκαμίνευση f (ekkamínefsi, “smelting in a furnace”)
- καμινάρης m (kamináris, “furnace-worker”)
- καμινάς m (kaminás, “furnace-worker”)
- καμίνευμα n (kamínevma, “product of furnace smelting”)
- καμινευτήρας m (kamineftíras, “furnace blowtube”)
- καμινευτήριο n (kamineftírio, “part of a factory where steel is heat treated”)
- καμινευτής m (kamineftís, “furnace-worker”)
- καμινευτικός (kamineftikós, “related to furnace smelting”, adjective)
- καμινευτής m (kamineftís, “furnace-worker”)
- υψικάμινος f (ypsikáminos, “blast furnace”)
Further reading[edit]
- καμίνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- “καμίνι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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