πλοίο

Greek

Alternative forms

• (Katharevousa) πλοῖον n (ploîon)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλοῖον (ploîon, “ship”), from Ancient Greek πλέω (pléō, “I sail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpli.o/

Noun

πλοίο • (ploío) n (plural πλοία)

1. (nautical) ship, large boat

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	πλοίο (ploío)	πλοία (ploía)
genitive	πλοίου (ploíou)	πλοίων (ploíon)
accusative	πλοίο (ploío)	πλοία (ploía)
vocative	πλοίο (ploío)	πλοία (ploía)

Synonyms

• βάρκα f (várka, “small boat”)
• καράβι n (karávi, “ship, sailing ship”)
• ναυς f (nafs, “ship; church's nave”)
• σκάφος n (skáfos, “ship; ship's hull”)
• φέρι μποτ n (féri bot, “ferry, ferryboat”)

 

Related terms

• αερόπλοιο n (aeróploio, “airship, zeppelin”)
• ατμόπλοιο n (atmóploio, “steamship”)
• διαστημόπλοιο n (diastimóploio, “spaceship”)
• εφοπλιστής m (efoplistís, “shipowner”)
• κρουαζιερόπλοιο n (krouazieróploio, “cruise ship”)
• πλέω (pléo, “to float”)
• πολεμικό πλοίο n (polemikó ploío, “warship”)

 

See also

see: Appendix:Greek terms for watercraft

Further reading

• πλοίο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el