έρρινος

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Etymology[edit]

From earlier ἔνρινος (énrinos), with regressive assimilation; from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, in) + ῥίς (rhís, nose) + -ος (-os).

The phonetic sense is a semantic loan from French nasal.[1]

The Hellenistic Koine noun ἔρρινον (érrhinon, sneazing medicine) is semantically unrelated.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈe.ri.n.os/
  • Hyphenation: έρ‧ρι‧νος

Adjective[edit]

έρρινος (érrinosm (feminine έρρινη, neuter έρρινο)

  1. sound coming from the nasal cavity
    Η προφορά του είναι πολύ έρρινη
    I proforá tou eínai polý érrini
    His accent is very nasal.
  2. (phonetics, phonology) nasal
    τα έρρινα σύμφωνα μι και νι
    ta érrina sýmfona mi kai ni
    the nasal consonants mu and nu

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References[edit]

  1. ^ έρρινοςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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