οινόπνευμα

Greek

Etymology

From οίνος (oínos, “wine”) ‎ πνεύμα (pnévma, “spirit”), a calque of French esprit-de-vin, itself calquing Latin spiritus vini. First attested 1831.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈnopnevma/
• Hyphenation: οι‧νό‧πνευ‧μα

Noun

οινόπνευμα • (oinópnevma) n (plural οινοπνεύματα)

1. surgical spirit, rubbing alcohol
2. (chemistry) ethyl alcohol
3. alcohol (intoxicating drink)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	οινόπνευμα (oinópnevma)	οινοπνεύματα (oinopnévmata)
genitive	οινοπνεύματος (oinopnévmatos)	οινοπνευμάτων (oinopnevmáton)
accusative	οινόπνευμα (oinópnevma)	οινοπνεύματα (oinopnévmata)
vocative	οινόπνευμα (oinópnevma)	οινοπνεύματα (oinopnévmata)

Synonyms

• αλκοόλ n (alkoól)

Related terms

• αλκοόλη f (alkoóli, “alcohol”)
• αιθανόλη f (aithanóli, “ethyl alcohol”)

Further reading

• οινόπνευμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language