τομάρι

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τομάριον (tomárion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toˈmaɾi/
  • Hyphenation: το‧μά‧ρι

Noun

τομάρι (tomárin (plural τομάρια)

  1. hide, pelt (flayed skin of an animal)
    H καλύβα ήταν στρωμένη με τομάρια.
    H kalýva ítan stroméni me tomária.
    The hut's floor was laid out with pelts.
    Φορούσε ένα τομάρι για να ζεσταίνεται.
    Foroúse éna tomári gia na zestaínetai.
    He wore an animal hide to warm himself.
  2. (sarcastic, figuratively) hide, skin (one's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril)
    Mόνο για το τομάρι του νοιάζεται.
    Móno gia to tomári tou noiázetai.
    He only cares for his own hide.
  3. (derogatory) wretch, rascal, scoundrel, ragamuffin (unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person)
    Aυτό το τομάρι λογαριάζεις!
    Aytó to tomári logariázeis!
    You're still thinking about that wretch!
    Bρε τομάρι, τι είναι αυτό που έκανες;
    Bre tomári, ti eínai aftó pou ékanes?
    You bloody scoundrel, what did you do?
    Mαζεύτηκαν όλα τα τομάρια και πήγαν να μου φάνε την περιουσία.
    Mazéftikan óla ta tomária kai pígan na mou fáne tin periousía.
    All the scoundrels gathered and tried to take my fortune.

Declension

Declension of τομάρι
singular plural
nominative τομάρι (tomári) τομάρια (tomária)
genitive τομαριού (tomarioú) τομαριών (tomarión)
accusative τομάρι (tomári) τομάρια (tomária)
vocative τομάρι (tomári) τομάρια (tomária)

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