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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γραῖα (graîa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣɾiˈa/
- Hyphenation: γρι‧ά
Noun
γριά • (griá) f (plural γριές, masculine γέρος)
- old woman, old lady (elderly female person)
Βοηθώ μια γριά να περάσει τον δρόμο.- Voïthó mia griá na perásei ton drómo.
- I help an old lady to cross the road.
- (colloquial) old lady (one's mother)
Τον ενοχλεί συνεχώς η γριά του να παντρευτεί.- Ton enochleí synechós i griá tou na pantrefteí.
- His old lady is constantly bothering him to marry.
Usage notes
- γριά (griá) can be used adjectivally and has the comparatives:
- πιο γριά (pio griá, “older”)
- γεροντότερη (gerontóteri, “older”)
- But note the more usual adjective παλιός (paliós, “old, worn, shabby, previous, former”)
Declension
declension of γριά
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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γριά •
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γριές •
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| genitive
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γριάς •
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γριών •
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| accusative
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γριά •
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γριές •
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| vocative
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γριά •
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γριές •
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