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Greek
Etymology
Literally, "house of happy old age".
Pronunciation
Noun
οίκος ευγηρίας • (oíkos evgirías) m (plural οίκοι ευγηρίας)
- (medicine, euphemistic, formal) nursing home, old people's home (hospital and care facility for the elderly)
Ο παππούς ζει εδώ και ενάμιση χρόνο στον οίκο ευγηρίας.- O pappoús zei edó kai enámisi chróno ston oíko evgirías.
- Grandad has been living in a nursing home for the last year and a half.
Declension
declension of οίκος ευγηρίας
Synonyms
- γηροκομείο n (girokomeío, “nursing home”) (colloquial/everyday term)