φωτιά

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Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek φωτία (phōtía), from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs), variant of φᾰ́ος (pháos, “light”), from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os.

Compare Mariupol Greek фоты́я (fotýja), футы́я (futýja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foˈtça/
  • Hyphenation: φω‧τιά

Noun

φωτιά • (fotiá) f (plural φωτιές)

  1. fire
  2. flame, sparkle
  3. light (for cigarette, etc)
    Δεν έχω φωτιά. ― Den écho fotiá. ― I don't have a light.

Declension

Declension of φωτιά
singular plural
nominative φωτιά • φωτιές •
genitive φωτιάς • φωτιών •
accusative φωτιά • φωτιές •
vocative φωτιά • φωτιές •

Synonyms

see: φως n (fos, “light”)

Further reading

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