γιαλός

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Greek

Alternative forms

αιγιαλός m (aigialós) — formal

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek γιαλός (gialós), from Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός (aigialós).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʝaˈlos/
Hyphenation: για‧λός

Noun

γιαλός • (gialós) m (plural γιαλοί) (usually in the singular)

seashore, beach

Declension

Declension of γιαλός

	singular	plural
nominative	γιαλός •	γιαλοί •
genitive	γιαλού •	γιαλών •
accusative	γιαλό •	γιαλούς •
vocative	γιαλέ •	γιαλοί •

Synonyms

περιγιάλι n (perigiáli, “seashore”)

and see: παραλία f (paralía, “beach”) & the formal αιγιαλός (aigialós)

Derived terms

γιαλό γιαλό (gialó gialó)
ή στραβός εί' ο γιαλός ή στραβά αρμενίζουμε (í stravós eí' o gialós í stravá armenízoume)
κάνε το καλό και ρίξ' το στο γιαλό (káne to kaló kai ríx' to sto gialó)

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: یالی (yalı) (see there for further descendants)

See also

Αιγιαλός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

Further reading

“γιαλός”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

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