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πλώρη

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek πλώρα (plṓra) with change of -α to -η by analogy with πρύμη (prými, “stern”), from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prôira).[1] Doublet of πρώρα (próra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈplo.ɾi/
  • Hyphenation: πλώ‧ρη

Noun

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πλώρη • (plóri) f (plural πλώρες)

  1. (nautical) bow, prow
    Synonym: (learned) πρώρα f (próra)
    βάζω πλώρη για (idiomatic) ― vázo plóri gia ― to set course for (destination, objective)

Declension

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Declension of πλώρη
singular plural
nominative πλώρη (plóri) πλώρες (plóres)
genitive πλώρης (plóris) πλωρών (plorón)
accusative πλώρη (plóri) πλώρες (plóres)
vocative πλώρη (plóri) πλώρες (plóres)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ πλώρη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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