πηλοφόρι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek πηλοφόριον (pēlophórion), diminutive of Koine Greek πηλοφόρος (pēlophóros, “clay carrier”), from Ancient Greek πηλοφορέω (pēlophoréō) / πηλοφορῶ (pēlophorô, “to carry clay”), from πηλός (pēlós, “clay”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bring, to carry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piloˈfoɾi/
• Hyphenation: πη‧λο‧φό‧ρι

Noun

πηλοφόρι • (pilofóri) n (plural πηλοφόρια)

1. hawk, mortarboard (plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on)
   • 1968, “Η Δουλειά Κάνει Τους Άντρες [Hard Work Makes The Man]”, in Manos Eleutheriou (lyrics), Manos Loïzos (music), Ο σταθμός [The Station], performed by Dimitris Efstathiou:

     Η δουλειά κάνει τους άντρες,
     Το γιαπί, το πηλοφόρι, το μυστρί.

     I douleiá kánei tous ántres,
     To giapí, to pilofóri, to mystrí.

     Hard work makes the man,
     The building site, the mortarboard, the trowel.

Declension

Declension of πηλοφόρι

	singular	plural
nominative	πηλοφόρι (pilofóri)	πηλοφόρια (pilofória)
genitive	πηλοφοριού (piloforioú)	πηλοφοριών (piloforión)
accusative	πηλοφόρι (pilofóri)	πηλοφόρια (pilofória)
vocative	πηλοφόρι (pilofóri)	πηλοφόρια (pilofória)

Related terms

• μυστρί n (mystrí, “trowel”)