"αρνί" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /aɾˈni/
Etymology: Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀρνί(ν) (arní(n)), from Ancient Greek ἀρνίον (arníon), diminutive or hypocoristic form of ἀρήν (arḗn), from Proto-Hellenic *warḗn, from *wr̥h₁ḗn (“lamb”). Cognate with Mariupol Greek арны́ (arný). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|el|gkm|ἀρνίν|ἀρνί(ν)||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Byzantine Greek ἀρνί(ν) (arní(n)), {{inh+|el|gkm|ἀρνίν|ἀρνί(ν)}} Inherited from Byzantine Greek ἀρνί(ν) (arní(n)), {{inh|el|grc|ἀρνίον}} Ancient Greek ἀρνίον (arníon), {{inh|el|grk-pro|*warḗn}} Proto-Hellenic *warḗn, {{cog|grk-mar|арны́}} Mariupol Greek арны́ (arný) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|αρνιά|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} αρνί • (arní) n (plural αρνιά), {{el-noun|n|αρνιά}} αρνί • (arní) n (plural αρνιά) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|αρνί|αρνιά|αρνιού|αρνιών|αρνί|αρνιά|αρνί|αρνιά|note=}} Forms: arní [romanization], αρνιά [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], αρνί [nominative, singular], αρνιά [nominative, plural], αρνιού [genitive, singular], αρνιών [genitive, plural], αρνί [accusative, singular], αρνιά [accusative, plural], αρνί [singular, vocative], αρνιά [plural, vocative]
  1. lamb (farm animal or meat) Synonyms: αμνός
    Sense id: en-αρνί-el-noun-FJXGqQVH Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'παιδί', Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Baby animals, Meats, Sheep Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'παιδί': 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 96 4 Disambiguation of Meats: 95 5 Disambiguation of Sheep: 100 0
  2. (figuratively) meek or gentle person Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-αρνί-el-noun-5e2qkdqk Categories (other): Greek phrasebook Disambiguation of Greek phrasebook: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: αρνάδα (arnáda) (english: female lamb) [feminine], αρνάκι (arnáki) (english: lamb) [neuter], αρνίσιος (arnísios) (english: lamb, lamb's) [adjective]

Inflected forms

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