αρβύλα

Greek

Alternative forms

• άρβυλα (árvyla)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρβύλη (arbúlē)

Noun

αρβύλα • (arvýla) f (plural αρβύλα)

1. army boot, hobnail boot

   Synonym: (general term) μπότα (bóta)

2. (figurative) rumour (UK), rumor (US)

Declension

Declension of αρβύλα

	singular	plural
nominative	αρβύλα (arvýla)	αρβύλες (arvýles)
genitive	αρβύλας (arvýlas)	αρβυλών (arvylón)
accusative	αρβύλα (arvýla)	αρβύλες (arvýles)
vocative	αρβύλα (arvýla)	αρβύλες (arvýles)

Derived terms

• λέω αρβύλες (léo arvýles, “to talk rubbish”)
• ράδιο αρβύλα n pl (rádio arvýla, “rumours”)

Further reading

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