konaki
konaki noun: a shrine for the Anastenaria. Also the alternative form of koneke.
Noun
konaki (plural konakis)
- A shrine for the Anastenaria.
- At about six the firewalkers met in the house of their leader, in the konaki, the room where the Saints' holy icons hang throughout the year, to be taken out for the festival.1963, The Spectator - Volume 210, page 802
- The Anastenarides gather at the konaki early on the eve of May 21.2016, Peter Loizos, Evthmios Papataxiarchis, Contested Identities: Gender and Kinship in Modern Greece, →ISBN, page 99
Also used as
konaki is also the alternative form of koneke.
Examples of konaki in a sentence
- Early on the evening of May 20 the only people at the new konaki were Mihalis, some officers of the Folklore Society, and a few older women.2016, Loring M. Danforth, Firewalking and Religious Healing, →ISBN:
- By 5:30 pm the konaki is already crowded.2017, Evy Johanne Håland, Greek Festivals, Modern and Ancient, →ISBN:
Forms of konaki
| plural | konakis |
|---|---|
| plural | koneke |
Origin of konaki
From Greek κονάκι (konáki, “residence, palace”), from Turkish konak (“residence, mansion”).
From koneke.
Questions about konaki
- What does konaki mean?
- Konaki means a shrine for the Anastenaria.
- How do you use konaki in a sentence?
- Early on the evening of May 20 the only people at the new konaki were Mihalis, some officers of the Folklore Society, and a few older women.
- What part of speech is konaki?
- Konaki is a noun.
- What is the plural of konaki?
- The plural of konaki is konakis.
Words near konaki in the dictionary
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