μπάνιο

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Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bagno, from Vulgar Latin *baneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον (balaneîon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɲo/
  • Hyphenation: μπά‧νιο

Noun

μπάνιο (bánion (plural μπάνια)

  1. bath (act of bathing)
    Μετά το μπάνιο χαλάρωσα πολύ.
    Metá to bánio chalárosa polý.
    I relaxed a lot after the bath.
    Η κόρη μου κάνει κάθε μέρα τρία μπάνια. Υπερβολικό δεν είναι;
    I kóri mou kánei káthe méra tría bánia. Ypervolikó den eínai?
    Every day my daughter takes three baths. Isn't it excessive?
  2. (by extension) bath, bathtub (tub or pool used for bathing)
    Το μπάνιο είναι γεμάτο σαπουνάδα.
    To bánio eínai gemáto sapounáda.
    The bath is full of suds.
    Είμαι πολύ ψηλός, δε θα χωρέσω στο μπάνιο σου.
    Eímai polý psilós, de tha choréso sto bánio sou.
    I'm too tall, I won't fit in your bathtub.
  3. (by extension) bathroom (room for bathing and usually with a toilet)
    Μπήκε μέσα στο μπάνιο πριν μια ώρα. Τι κάνει τόση ώρα άραγε;
    Bíke mésa sto bánio prin mia óra. Ti kánei tósi óra árage?
    He went into the bathroom an hour ago. What could he possibly be doing?
    Μπορώ μήπως να χρησιμοποιήσω το μπάνιο σας;
    Boró mípos na chrisimopoiíso to bánio sas?
    Could I possibly use your bathroom?
  4. (figuratively) swim (instance of swimming or bathing, usually in the sea)
    Πόσα μπάνια έκανες το καλοκαίρι;
    Pósa bánia ékanes to kalokaíri?
    How many swims did you go for in the summer?
    Κάθε πρωί χαράματα πάνε οι γέροι για μπάνιο επειδή δεν κάνει πολύ ζέστη.
    Káthe proḯ charámata páne oi géroi gia bánio epeidí den kánei polý zésti.
    Old people go for a bathe every morning at daybreak because it isn't too warm.

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Further reading

  • μπάνιο”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998