κυανός

See also: κύανος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos), or from Mediaeval Byzantine Greek κυανός (kuanós, adjective), from Ancient Greek κῠᾰνοῦς (kuanoûs)/κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos, adjective) from κύανος (kúanos, noun).[1] Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀷𐀜 (ku-wa-no) and Tsakonian κουβάνε.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ci.aˈnos/

Adjective

κυανός (kyanós) m (feminine κυανή, neuter κυανό)

  1. (formal, contemporary) cyan or sky blue
    {older and ancient): blue
  2. (as noun) the colour cyan

Declension

Synonyms

  • ερυθροκύανος (erythrokýanos, purple)
  • κυανόκρανος (kyanókranos, blue helmet, United Nations peacekeepers)
  • κυανόλευκος (kyanólefkos, sky blue and white)

References

  1. κυανός in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), κυανός”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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