νενέ

νενέ

Greek

Etymology

From Turkish nine (“grandmother”)[1][2]

(but note that Ancient Greek νίννη (nínnē, “grandmother”) is attested from the 1st century AD.)

Noun

νενέ • (nené) f

1. (colloquial) grandmother

Declension

declension of νενέ

	singular	plural
nominative	νενέ •	νενέδες •
genitive	νενές •	νενέδων •
accusative	νενέ •	νενέδες •
vocative	νενέ •	νενέδες •

Synonyms

• see: γιαγιά f (giagiá)

References

1. Kriaras, Emmanuel (1995) Νέο ελληνικό λεξικό της σύγχρονης δημοτικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary of the Contemporary Demotic Language, Written and Spoken], Athens: Ekdotike Athenon
2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Lexicology Centre