γιαπί

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Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یاپی (yapı, “building”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʝaˈpi/
  • Hyphenation: για‧πί

Noun

γιαπί • (giapí) n (plural γιαπιά)

  1. building site, construction site (unfinished building)
    • 1966, “Όμορφη Πόλη [Beautiful Town]”, in Giannis Theodorakis (lyrics), Mikis Theodorakis (music), Μικρές Κυκλάδες - Λιποτάκτες [Small Cyclades - Deserters], performed by Mikis Theodorakis:
      Ο ήλιος χρυσίζει, χέρια σπαρμένα,
      Βουνά και γιαπιά, πελάγη απλωμένα.
      O ílios chrysízei, chéria sparména,
      Vouná kai giapiá, pelági aploména.
      The sun shines golden, hands spread wide,
      Mountains and building sites, wide open seas.
    • 1968, “Η Δουλειά Κάνει Τους Άντρες [Hard Work Makes The Man]”, in Manos Eleutheriou (lyrics), Manos Loïzos (music), Ο σταθμός [The Station], performed by Dimitris Efstathiou:
      Η δουλειά κάνει τους άντρες,
      Το γιαπί, το πηλοφόρι, το μυστρί.
      I douleiá kánei tous ántres,
      To giapí, to pilofóri, to mystrí.
      Hard work makes the man,
      The building site, the mortarboard, the trowel.

Declension

Declension of γιαπί
singular plural
nominative γιαπί (giapí) γιαπιά (giapiá)
genitive γιαπιού (giapioú) γιαπιών (giapión)
accusative γιαπί (giapí) γιαπιά (giapiá)
vocative γιαπί (giapí) γιαπιά (giapiá)

Synonyms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia