αλώνι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἁλώνιον (halṓnion).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈloni/
Hyphenation: α‧λώ‧νι

Noun

αλώνι • (alóni) n (plural αλώνια)

(agriculture) threshing floor (floor where grain is threshed)
(by extension) threshing

Declension

declension of αλώνι

	singular	plural
nominative	αλώνι •	αλώνια •
genitive	αλωνιού •	αλωνιών •
accusative	αλώνι •	αλώνια •
vocative	αλώνι •	αλώνια •

Derived terms

χέστηκε η φοράδα στ' αλώνι (chéstike i foráda st' alóni) (vulgar, colloquial, proverb)

Related terms

see: αλωνίζω (alonízo, “to thresh”)

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