ταίρι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ταίριν (taírin), ταίριον (taírion), diminutive with loss of initial [e] of ancient ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈte.ri/
  • Hyphenation: ταί‧ρι

Noun

ταίρι • (taíri) n (plural ταίρια)

  1. partner, mate (the matching one of a pair)
  2. partner, mate (one of an unmarried couple)

Declension
declension of ταίρι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ταίρι • ταίρια •
genitive — —
accusative ταίρι • ταίρια •
vocative ταίρι • ταίρια •
  • ασυνταίριαστος (asyntaíriastos, “not well-matched”)
  • αταίριαστος (ataíriastos, “not well-matched, not appropriate”)
  • παράταιρος (parátairos, “odd”)
  • συνταιριάζω (syntairiázo, “match, combine”)
  • συνταίριασμα n (syntaíriasma)
  • συνταιριαστός (syntairiastós, “able to be combined”)
  • ταιριάζω (tairiázo, “match”)
  • ταίριασμα n (taíriasma, “matching”)
  • ταιριασμένος (tairiasménos, “well-matched”), ταιριαγμένος (tairiagménos)
  • ταιριαστός (tairiastós, “well-matched”)

References
  1. ταίρι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.