τριφύλλι

Greek
τριφύλλι

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon), equivalent to τρία (tría, “three”) +‎ φύλλο (fýllo, “leaf”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɾiˈfili/
  • Hyphenation: τρι‧φύλ‧λι

Noun

τριφύλλι • (trifýlli) n (plural τριφύλλια)

  1. (botany) clover, trefoil, shamrock (plant in genus Trifolium)
    • 1974, Manos Eleutheriou (lyrics), Yannis Markopoulos (music), “Μαλαματένια Λόγια [Golden Words]”, in Θητεία [Service], performed by Charalampos Garganourakis, Lakis Chalkias, Tania Tsanaklidou:
      Τ’ αλφαβητάρι πάνω στο τριφύλλι,
      Σου μάθαινε το αύριο και το χθες.
      T’ alfavitári páno sto trifýlli,
      Sou máthaine to ávrio kai to chthes.
      The schoolbook on top of the clover,
      Taught you about tomorrow and yesterday.

Declension
declension of τριφύλλι
singular plural
nominative τριφύλλι • τριφύλλια •
genitive τριφυλλιού • τριφυλλιών •
accusative τριφύλλι • τριφύλλια •
vocative τριφύλλι • τριφύλλια •

Descendants
  • → Ottoman Turkish: طرفیل‎ (tırfıl)
    • Turkish: tırfıl

References
  • Meyer, Gustav (1892), “Türkische Studien. I. Die griechischen und romanischen Bestandtheile im Wortschatze des Osmanisch-Türkischen”, in Sitzungsberichte der philosophisch-historischen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften (in German), volume 128, Wien: In Commission bei F. Tempsky, page 35
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