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μίνι
mini, miniskirt /ˈmi.ni/
adjectiveC1#3308 most common
Also: mini (small, short version of something)
Example sentences
Έχει ένα μίνι φόρεμα.
She has a mini dress.
Φοράει μίνι φούστα σήμερα.
She is wearing a mini skirt today.
Αγόρασα ένα μίνι ψυγείο για το γραφείο.
I bought a mini fridge for the office.
Το μίνι αυτοκίνητο είναι πιο εύκολο στο παρκάρισμα.
The mini car is easier to park.
Στα μίνι μάρκετ της γειτονιάς βρίσκεις τα πάντα.
In the neighborhood mini markets you find everything.
Η μόδα των μίνι φουστών επέστρεψε φέτος, αν και πολλοί την είχαν ξεγράψει.
The fashion of mini skirts returned this year, although many had written it off.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | μίνι | μίνι |
| Genitive | μίνι | μίνι |
| Accusative | μίνι | μίνι |
| Vocative | μίνι | μίνι |
Word family
μίνι φούσταminiskirt
μινιατούραminiature
μίνι ψυγείοmini fridge
μίνι μάρκετmini market, convenience store
Etymology
Μίνι came into Greek in the 20th century as a direct borrowing from English "mini," itself a clipping of "miniature." The word entered common use in the 1960s alongside the miniskirt fashion trend. It remains indeclinable in Greek, functioning as an invariant adjective attached to a noun.
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