μάτι
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Byzantine Greek μάτιν (mátin) which is in turn from the Ancient Greek ὀμμάτιον (ommátion), diminutive of ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
μάτι • (máti) n (plural μάτια)
- (anatomy, biology) eye
- (figuratively) burner (element on a kitchen stove)
Declension[edit]
declension of μάτι
Synonyms[edit]
- (anatomy): οφθαλμός m (ofthalmós) (medical term)
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- καλύπτρα ματιού f (kalýptra matioú, “eye patch”)
- μάτια μου (mátia mou, “darling, my dearest”)
- σκιά ματιών f (skiá matión, “eye shadow”)
Proverbs:
- άλλα τα μάτια του λαγού κι άλλα της κουκουβάγιας (álla ta mátia tou lagoú ki álla tis koukouvágias, “apples and oranges”) (literally: the hare's eyes are one and the owl's are another)
- έχω τα μάτια μου δεκατέσσερα (écho ta mátia mou dekatéssera, “to keep one's eyes peeled”) (literally: "to have one's eyes fourteen")
Related terms[edit]
- αμάτιαστος (amátiastos, “not casting or affected by the evil eye”)
- μάτιασμα n (mátiasma, “the evil eye”)
- ματάκι n (matáki, diminutive)
- ματάκιας m (matákias, “peeping Tom”)
- ματάρα f (matára, augmentative)
- ματιά f (matiá, “look, glance”)
- ματιάζω (matiázo, “to cast the evil eye”)
- ματοτσίνορο n (matotsínoro, “eyelash”)
- ματόκλαδο n (matóklado, “eyelash”)
Further reading[edit]
- μάτι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- μάτι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el