φιγούρα
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian figura, with the 'face card' sense from Genoese.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]φιγούρα • (figoúra) f (plural φιγούρες)
- figure (shape of a human body)
- (card games) face card
- (dance) figure (complex dance move)
- (nautical) figurehead (carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship)
- Synonyms: ακρόπρωρο n (akróproro), ακροστόλιο n (akrostólio)
- impression (outward appearance)
- κάνω φιγούρα ― káno figoúra ― to make an impression, to cut a figure
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φιγούρα (figoúra) | φιγούρες (figoúres) |
| genitive | φιγούρας (figoúras) | φιγουρών (figourón) |
| accusative | φιγούρα (figoúra) | φιγούρες (figoúres) |
| vocative | φιγούρα (figoúra) | φιγούρες (figoúres) |
The genitive plural is rare.
Derived terms
[edit]- φιγουρατζής m (figouratzís), φιγουρατζού f (figouratzoú)
- φιγουρατζίδικος (figouratzídikos)
Related terms
[edit]- φιγουράρω (figouráro)
- φιγουράτος (figourátos)
- φιγουρίνι n (figouríni)
References
[edit]- ^ φιγούρα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language