αυγό
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈvɣo/
- Hyphenation: αυ‧γό
Noun
αυγό • (avgó) n (plural αυγά)
- (literary) alternative form of αβγό (avgó)
Usage notes
- Spelling: In accordance with Georgios Hatzidakis & Manolis Triantafyllidis, Babiniotis considers αβγό the correct spelling: The ‑β‑ in the word originated from phonetic development and there is no justification for writing it with the diphthong ‑αυ‑, as though it has always existed in the word.[1] The αυγό spelling is found in other dictionaries.[2] (Also similar: αφτί (aftí) & αυτί (aftí)).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αυγό (avgó) | αυγά (avgá) |
| genitive | αυγού (avgoú) | αυγών (avgón) |
| accusative | αυγό (avgó) | αυγά (avgá) |
| vocative | αυγό (avgó) | αυγά (avgá) |
Related terms
- see: αβγό (avgó)
References
- ^ αυγό - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
- ^ αυγό, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language