πρωί

See also: πρωΐ and πρῶϊ

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek πρωΐ (prōḯ), from Ancient Greek πρωΐ (prōḯ, “in the morning”),[1] an adverb reanalysed as a neuter noun. The inflected forms properly belong to the adjective πρωινός (proïnós).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɾoˈi/
  • Hyphenation: πρω‧ί

Noun

πρωί • (proḯ) n (plural πρωινά)

  1. morning
    Synonym: πρωινό (proïnó) Also, πρωία (proḯa) (ironic or Katharevousa)

Declension
declension of πρωί
case     \     number singular plural
nominative πρωί • πρωινά •
genitive πρωινού • πρωινών •
accusative πρωί • πρωινά •
vocative πρωί • πρωινά •
Irregular, with genitive singular and plural, from synonym πρωινό (proïnó).
A rare, literary genitive singular: του (tou) πρωιού (proïoú).

Coordinate terms
  • αποταχύ (apotachý, “early in the morning”, adverb) (rare, literary)

Derived terms
  • βράδυ πρωί (vrády proḯ, “night and day”)
  • η καλή μέρα απ' το πρωί φαίνεται (i kalí méra ap' to proḯ faínetai)
  • πρωί πρωί (proḯ proḯ, “too early in the morning”)

References
  1. πρωί - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

Further reading
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