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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek χωριόν (khōrión), from Ancient Greek χωρίον (khōríon). Doublet of χωρίο (chorío).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xoɾˈʝo/ - compare to χωρίο (chorío)
- Hyphenation: χω‧ριό
Noun
χωριό • (chorió) n (plural χωριά)
- (geography) village
- (collectively) villagers
Declension
- -χώρι n (-chóri, suffix for kinds of villages, especially for place names)
- χωριανός m (chorianós), χωριανή f (chorianí) & related
- χωριάτης m (choriátis, “villager, peasant”), χωριάτισσα f (choriátissa) / χωριάτα f (choriáta), compounds & related
- and see: χωρικός m (chorikós, “villater”) and χώρα f (chóra, “town, country”)
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