αυτοκίνητο
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὐτοκίνητος (autokínētos, “self-moved”), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + κινητός (kinētós, “moved”), from κινοῦμαι (kinoûmai), middle of κῑνέω (kīnéō, “set in motion, move”). Calque of French automobile.
Pronunciation
Noun
αυτοκίνητο • (aftokínito) n (plural αυτοκίνητα)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αυτοκίνητο (aftokínito) | αυτοκίνητα (aftokínita) |
| genitive | αυτοκινήτου (aftokinítou) αυτοκίνητου (aftokínitou) |
αυτοκινήτων (aftokiníton) |
| accusative | αυτοκίνητο (aftokínito) | αυτοκίνητα (aftokínita) |
| vocative | αυτοκίνητο (aftokínito) | αυτοκίνητα (aftokínita) |
Derived terms
- αγωνιστικό αυτοκίνητο n (agonistikó aftokínito, “racing car”)
- αυτοκίνητο αντίκα n (aftokínito antíka, “vintage car”)
- αυτοκίνητο δημόσιας χρήσης n (aftokínito dimósias chrísis, “commercial vehicle”)
- αυτοκίνητο ιδιωτικής χρήσης n (aftokínito idiotikís chrísis, “private vehicle”)
- επιβατικό αυτοκίνητο n (epivatikó aftokínito, “passenger vehicle”)
- σπορ αυτοκίνητο n (spor aftokínito, “sports car”)
- φορτηγό αυτοκίνητο n (fortigó aftokínito, “van”)
Related terms
- αυτοκινητάδα f (aftokinitáda, “car ride”)
- αυτοκινητάκι n (aftokinitáki, “toy car”, diminutive)
- αυτοκινητάμαξα f (aftokinitámaxa, “rail-car, railroad car”)
- αυτοκινητικός (aftokinitikós, “related to cars”)
- αυτοκινητισμός m (aftokinitismós, “driving (amateur)”)
- αυτοκινητιστής m (aftokinitistís, “professional driver”)
- αυτοκινητιστικός (aftokinitistikós, “related to cars or drivers”)
- αυτοκινητοβιομηχανία f (aftokinitoviomichanía, “motor industry”)
- αυτοκινητοδρομία f (aftokinitodromía, “motor racing”)
- αυτοκινητοδρόμιο n (aftokinitodrómio, “motor racing circuit”)
- αυτοκινητόδρομος m (aftokinitódromos, “motorway”)
- αυτοκίνητος (aftokínitos, “motorised, with self-motion”, adjective)
- αυτοκινούμενος (aftokinoúmenos, “motorised”, participle)
- ενοικίαση αυτοκινήτων f (enoikíasi aftokiníton, “car rental”)
- συγκρουόμενο αυτοκινητάκι n (sygkrouómeno aftokinitáki, “bumper car, dodgem”)
Further reading
αυτοκίνητο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- “αυτοκίνητο”, in Platform to search dictionaries of modern and medieval Greek at the Centre for the Greek language
