πηγαινέλα
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Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]πήγαινε (pígaine, “go!”) + έλα (éla, “come!”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]πηγαινέλα • (pigainéla) n (indeclinable)
- (colloquial) back and forth, toing and froing (movement forward followed by a return to the same position)
- Ήταν πολύ πηγαινέλα στα γραφεία για να βγάλω αυτό το διαβατήριο.
- Ítan polý pigainéla sta grafeía gia na vgálo aftó to diavatírio.
- There was a lot of back and forth between offices for me to get this passport.
Synonyms
[edit]- σούρτα-φέρτα n pl (soúrta-férta)
Related terms
[edit]- πηγαινοέρχομαι (pigainoérchomai, “to come and go, to go back and forth”)