ρολόι

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ρολόι. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ρολόι, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ρολόι in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ρολόι you have here. The definition of the word ρολόι will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofρολόι, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: ρόλοι

Greek

FWOTD – 19 August 2022

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion), with aphesis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾoˈlo.i/
  • Hyphenation: ρο‧λό‧ι

Noun

ρολόι • (rolói) n (plural ρολόγια)

  1. clock, timepiece (instrument that measures or keeps track of time)
    Το ρολόι σταμάτησε να δουλεύει και χρειάζεται επισκευή.
    To rolói stamátise na doulévei kai chreiázetai episkeví.
    The clock stopped working and needs repair.
    • 1968, “Το Παλιό Ρολόι [The Old Clock]”, in Manos Eleutheriou (lyrics), Manos Loïzos (music), Ο σταθμός [The Station], performed by Giannis Kalatzis:
      Το παλιό ρολόι του μικρού σταθμού,
      στάθηκε στην ώρα του αποχωρισμού.
      To palió rolói tou mikroú stathmoú,
      státhike stin óra tou apochorismoú.
      The old clock of the little station,
      Stood still at the hour of our parting.
    • 1974, Stavros Kouyioumtzis (lyrics and music), “Ήταν Πέντε, Ήταν Έξι [It Was Five, It Was Six]”, in Μικρές Πολιτείες [Small States], performed by George Dalaras:
      Έκλαψα για τη ζωή μου και για το γραφτό,
      το ρολόι μου δείχνει οχτώ.
      Éklapsa gia ti zoḯ mou kai gia to graftó,
      to rolói mou deíchnei ochtó.
      I wept for my life and for fate,
      My clock is showing eight.
  2. (more specifically) watch, wristwatch (portable or wearable timepiece)
    Το λουρί του ρολογιού μου έχει σπάσει.
    To lourí tou rologioú mou échei spásei.
    The strap of my watch is broken.
  3. (more specifically) clock tower (tower with clock with several faces and/or bells)
    Το ρολόι στο Λονδίνο ονομάζεται «Μπιγκ Μπεν».
    To rolói sto Londíno onomázetai «Mpigk Ben».
    The clock tower in London is called 'Big Ben'.
  4. (figuratively) meter (device that measures things)
    το ρολόι του ηλεκτρικού ― to rolói tou ilektrikoú ― the electricity meter
    το ρολόι του νερού ― to rolói tou neroú ― the water meter
  5. (rarely) passion flower (genus Passiflora)

Declension

declension of ρολόι
singular plural
nominative ρολόι ρολόγια / ρολόια †
genitive ρολογιού / ρολοϊού † ρολογιών / ρολοϊών †
accusative ρολόι ρολόγια / ρολόια †
vocative ρολόι ρολόγια / ρολόια †
Those forms marked † are obsolete and therefore rarer.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ρολόι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  • ρολόι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia