πλοίο

Greek

Alternative forms

(Katharevousa) πλοῖον n (ploîon)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλοῖον (ploîon, “ship”), from the o-grade of the root of πλέω (pléō, “to sail”) +‎ -ιον (-ion), or inherited directly from Proto-Indo-European *plówyom (“floating vessel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpli.o/

Noun

πλοίο • (ploío) n (plural πλοία)

(nautical) ship, large boat

Declension

Declension of **πλοίο**
	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”)