νιάτα

From Byzantine Greek νεάτα (neáta), from Ancient Greek νεότης (neótēs, “youth”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲata/
• Hyphenation: νιά‧τα

νιάτα • (niáta) n pl

1. youth (the quality or the time of being young)

   Να ’χα τα νιάτα σου, θα τα μπορούσα όλα!

   Na ’cha ta niáta sou, tha ta boroúsa óla!

   If I had your youth, I could do anything!

   • 1963, “Φεύγουν Τα Νιάτα [Févgoun Ta Niáta, Youth Is Leaving]”, in Alekos Sakellarios (lyrics), Manos Hadjidakis (music), Χτυποκάρδια στο θρανίο [Chtypokárdia sto thranío, Heartbeats at the Desk], performed by Aliki Vougiouklaki:

     Φεύγουν τα νιάτα,
     Τα νιάτα κι η δροσιά,
     Φεύγουν τα νιάτα μας και χάνονται,
     Και μαζί τους φεύγει η ξεγνοιασιά.

     Févgoun ta niáta,
     Ta niáta ki i drosiá,
     Févgoun ta niáta mas kai chánontai,
     Kai mazí tous févgei i xegnoiasiá.

     Our youth is going,
     Our youth and coolness,
     Our youth is going and vanishing,
     And with it, our carefree times.

2. (collective) youth, young people (the young as a group)

   Τα οργισμένα νιάτα απαιτούσαν δωρεάν παιδεία.

   Ta orgisména niáta apaitoúsan doreán paideía.

   The angry youths demanded free education.

• (youth): νεότητα f (neótita, “youth”)
• (young people): νεολαία f (neolaía, “young people, the young”)

• (antonym(s) of “youth”): γεράματα n pl (gerámata, “old age”), γηρατειά f (girateiá, “old age”), ωριμότητα f (orimótita, “maturity”)
• (antonym(s) of “young people”): γερουσία f (gerousía, “old people, the elderly”)

• νιότη f (nióti, “youth”)