πράσινος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πράσινος (prásinos, leek-green), from πράσον (práson, leek).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprasinos/
  • Hyphenation: πρά‧σι‧νος

Adjective

πράσινος (prásinos) m (feminine πράσινη, neuter πράσινο)

  1. green (colour of growing foliage)
    πράσινα μάτιαprásina mátiagreen eyes
    πράσινο μήλοprásino mílogreen apple
    τα πράσινα φύλλα της άνοιξηςta prásina fýlla tis ánoixisthe green leaves of spring
  2. (figuratively, of plants and fruit) green, unripe (not ready to be picked)
    πράσινη ντομάταprásini domátaunripe tomato

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