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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈka.na.vi/
  • Hyphenation: κάν‧να‧βη

Noun

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κάνναβη (kánnavif

  1. cannabis (plant of the genus Cannabis)
    Ινδική κάνναβηIndikí kánnaviIndian hemp (Cannabis indica)
    κάνναβη η ήμερηkánnavi i ímericannabis, hemp, marijuana (Cannabis sativa) (literally, “the domesticated cannabis”)

Declension

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Declension of κάνναβη
singular plural
nominative κάνναβη (kánnavi) καννάβεις (kannáveis)
genitive κάνναβης (kánnavis) καννάβεων (kannáveon)
accusative κάνναβη (kánnavi) καννάβεις (kannáveis)
vocative κάνναβη (kánnavi) καννάβεις (kannáveis)

Older or formal genitive singular: καννάβεως (kannáveos)

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References

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  1. ^ κάνναβη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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