διόδια

Greek

Alternative forms

• occasionally may be found in singular διόδιο (diódio)

Etymology

Substantivised form of the expression in neuter plural διόδια χρήματα (diódia chrímata) < an adjective διόδιος (diódios) (see Koine Greek διόδιον n (diódion, “passage”)) by ellipsis of χρήματα n pl (chrímata, “money”). From Ancient Greek δίοδος (díodos, “passage”), from διά (diá) in the form of δι- (di-) + ὁδός (hodós) (modern οδός (odós)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðiˈo.ði.a/
• Hyphenation: δι‧ό‧δι‧αα

Noun

διόδια • (diódia) n pl

1. toll
2. toll road, turnpike

   antonym: phrase δρόμος χωρίς διόδια ("freeway, toll-free road")

3. toll booth

Declension

  διόδια

case     \     number	plural
nominative	διόδια •
genitive	διοδίων •
accusative	διόδια •
vocative	διόδια •

Coordinate terms

• φόρος m (fóros, “tax”)

Related terms

• δίοδος m (díodos, “way, mountain pass”)

Further reading

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