μάτι
See also: mati, Mati, mäti, matí, and māti
Greek
Etymology
From Medieval Greek μάτιν (mátin) which is in turn from the Ancient Greek ὀμμάτιον (ommátion), diminutive of ὄμμα (ómma, “eye”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmati]
- Hyphenation: μά‧τι
Noun
μάτι • (máti) n (plural μάτια)
- (anatomy, biology) eye
- (figuratively) burner (element on a kitchen stove)
Declension
declension of μάτι
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μάτι • | μάτια • |
| genitive | ματιού • | ματιών • |
| accusative | μάτι • | μάτια • |
| vocative | μάτι • | μάτια • |
Synonyms
- (anatomy): οφθαλμός m (ofthalmós) (medical term)
Coordinate terms
- βλεφαρίδα f (vlefarída, “eyelash”)
- βλέφαρο n (vléfaro, “eyelid”)
- κόπιτσα f (kópitsa, “hook and eye”)
Derived terms
- αμάτιαστος (amátiastos, “not casting or affected by the evil eye”)
- έχω τα μάτια μου δεκατέσσερα (écho ta mátia mou dekatéssera, “to keep one's eyes peeled”) (literally: "to have one's eyes fourteen")
- καλύπτρα ματιού f (kalýptra matioú, “eye patch”)
- ματάκιας m (matákias, “peeping Tom”)
- ματιά f (matiá, “look, glance”)
- ματιάζω (matiázo, “to casting the evil eye”)
- μάτια μου (mátia mou, “darling, my dearest”)
- μάτιασμα n (mátiasma, “the evil eye”)
- ματόκλαδο n (matóklado, “eyelash”)
- ματοτσίνορο n (matotsínoro, “eyelash”)
- σκιά ματιών f (skiá matión, “eye shadow”)
- ματάκι (matáki)
- ματάρα (matára)
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