σινεμά

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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from French cinéma, clipping of cinématographe,[1] a compound from Ancient Greek κίνημα (kínēma), stem κινηματο- (kinēmato-) + -γράφος (-gráphos) from γράφω (gráphō, write).[2] Doublet of κίνημα (kínima) and the vernacular masculine σινεμάς (sinemás).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /si.neˈma/
  • Hyphenation: σι‧νε‧μά

Noun[edit]

σινεμά (sinemán (indeclinable)

  1. cinema (film/movie theatre)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ σινεμάΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ σινεμά - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre