γιαλός
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Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek γιαλός (gialós), from Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός (aigialós).
Pronunciation
Noun
γιαλός • (gialós) m (plural γιαλοί) (usually in the singular)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | γιαλός (gialós) | γιαλοί (gialoí) |
| genitive | γιαλού (gialoú) | γιαλών (gialón) |
| accusative | γιαλό (gialó) | γιαλούς (gialoús) |
| vocative | γιαλέ (gialé) | γιαλοί (gialoí) |
Synonyms
- περιγιάλι n (perigiáli, “seashore”)
Derived terms
- γιαλό γιαλό (gialó gialó)
- ή στραβός είν' ο γιαλός ή στραβά αρμενίζουμε (í stravós eín' 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 at the Centre for the Greek language