φωλιά
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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek φωλεά (phōleá), an alternative form of φωλεός (phōleós, “den, lair”), with the ending replaced by -ιά (-iá).
Noun
φωλιά • (foliá) f (plural φωλιές)
- animal's home: burrow (rabbit), den (lion, tiger, wolf, etc), drey (squirrel), earth (fox), eyrie (eagle), form (hare), hive (bee), holt (otter), lair (tiger), lodge (beaver), rookery (rook), sett (badger), vespiary (wasp), warren (rabbit)
- (figuratively) hideout
- (figuratively) den
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φωλιά (foliá) | φωλιές (foliés) |
| genitive | φωλιάς (foliás) | φωλιών (folión) |
| accusative | φωλιά (foliá) | φωλιές (foliés) |
| vocative | φωλιά (foliá) | φωλιές (foliés) |
Derived terms
- αλεποφωλιά f (alepofoliá, “foxhole”)
Descendants
- ⇒ Greek: φώλι (fóli)
Further reading
φωλιά on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
