φωτιά
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Byzantine Greek φωτία (phōtía), from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs), variant of φᾰ́ος (pháos, “light”), from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os.
Compare Mariupol Greek фоты́я (fotýja), футы́я (futýja).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]φωτιά • (fotiá) f (plural φωτιές)
- fire
- flame, sparkle
- light (for cigarette, etc)
- Δεν έχω φωτιά. ― Den écho fotiá. ― I don't have a light.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φωτιά (fotiá) | φωτιές (fotiés) |
| genitive | φωτιάς (fotiás) | φωτιών (fotión) |
| accusative | φωτιά (fotiá) | φωτιές (fotiés) |
| vocative | φωτιά (fotiá) | φωτιές (fotiés) |
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- see: φως n (fos, “light”)
Further reading
[edit]- φωτιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
φωτιά on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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