See also: σπινός

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- (small bird, sparrow). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *finkiz (finch), Welsh pinc (finch) and Sanskrit फिङ्गक (phiṅgaka, shrike).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σπῐ́νος (spínosm (genitive σπῐ́νου); second declension

  1. chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
    Synonym: σπῐ́ζᾰ (spíza)
  2. kind of stone, which blazes when water touches it

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: σπίνος (spínos)

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σπίνος, σπίγγος (spínos, spíngos).

Noun

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σπίνος (spínosm (plural σπίνοι)

  1. finch

Declension

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Declension of σπίνος
singular plural
nominative σπίνος (spínos) σπίνοι (spínoi)
genitive σπίνου (spínou) σπίνων (spínon)
accusative σπίνο (spíno) σπίνους (spínous)
vocative σπίνε (spíne) σπίνοι (spínoi)

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Further reading

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