σκουριά
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría) with accent shifting.
Noun
σκουριά • (skouriá) f (plural σκουριές)
- (metallurgy, chemistry) rust
- (metallurgy, chemistry) metallic corrosion, especially surface oxidation
Declension
Declension of σκουριά
Related terms
- ασκούριαστος (askoúriastos, “not rusty”, adjective)
- σκουριάζω (skouriázo, “to rust”)
- σκουριασμένος (skouriasménos, “rusty”, adjective)
See also
- ιός m (iós, “rust, virus”)
Further reading
- σκουριά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
σκουριά on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
