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μανίκι
sleeve /maˈnici/
nounC1#3323 most common
Example sentences
Το μανίκι είναι μακρύ.
The sleeve is long.
Το πουκάμισο έχει κοντά μανίκια.
The shirt has short sleeves.
Σήκωσε το μανίκι του για να δείξει το τατουάζ.
He rolled up his sleeve to show the tattoo.
Το μανίκι του παλτού είναι σκισμένο.
The coat's sleeve is torn.
Ο ράφτης μέτρησε το μήκος του μανικιού πριν το ράψει.
The tailor measured the length of the sleeve before sewing it.
Τα μανίκια των παραδοσιακών στολών ήταν συχνά κεντημένα με περίτεχνα σχέδια.
The sleeves of traditional costumes were often embroidered with intricate designs.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το μανίκι | τα μανίκια |
| Genitive | του μανικιού | των μανικιών |
| Accusative | το μανίκι | τα μανίκια |
| Vocative | μανίκι | μανίκια |
Word family
μανικέτιcuff
αμάνικοςsleeveless
κοντομάνικοςshort-sleeved
μανικετόκουμποcufflink
Etymology
The word comes from Byzantine Greek μανίκιον, a diminutive built on μανίκης, which was borrowed from Latin manica, meaning sleeve or armlet. Latin manica itself derives from manus, hand. Greek absorbed many such Latin clothing terms during the Roman and Byzantine periods, and the diminutive form later settled into the modern word μανίκι.
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