νυστέρι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نیشتر (nişter), with the spelling influenced by Ancient Greek νύσσω (nússō, “to stab, pierce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈste.ɾi/

Noun

νυστέρι • (nystéri) n (plural νυστέρια)

1. (medicine) scalpel, lancet

Declension

Declension of νυστέρι

	singular	plural
nominative	νυστέρι •	νυστέρια •
genitive	νυστεριού •	νυστεριών •
accusative	νυστέρι •	νυστέρια •
vocative	νυστέρι •	νυστέρια •

Further reading

• “νυστέρι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998