φλώρος

Greek

Alternative forms

• φλώρι n (flóri) (for sense 1 only)
• φλωράς m (florás) (for sense 2 only)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek φλῶρος (phlôros), from Ancient Greek χλωρίων (khlōríōn), from χλωρός (khlōrós, “green/yellow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfloɾos/
• Hyphenation: φλώ‧ρος

Noun

φλώρος • (flóros) m (plural φλώροι)

1. greenfinch (any of the birds in the genus Chloris)
2. (colloquial, derogatory, figurative) nancyboy, fag, wimp (effeminate and/or weak-willed man)

   Τι πήγε και παντρεύτηκε αυτόν τον φλώρο;

   Ti píge kai pantréftike aftón ton flóro;

   What did she go and marry that nancyboy for?

Declension

Declension of φλώρος

	singular	plural
nominative	φλώρος (flóros)	φλώροι (flóroi)
genitive	φλώρου (flórou)	φλώρων (flóron)
accusative	φλώρο (flóro)	φλώρους (flórous)
vocative	φλώρε (flóre)	φλώροι (flóroi)

Derived terms

• φλωράδικος (florádikos) (adjective for sense 2 only)
• φλώρικα (flórika) (adverb for sense 2 only)
• φλωράδικα (florádika) (adverb for sense 2 only)

Further reading

• Φλώρος (πτηνό) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• φλώρος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el