Greek–English dictionary

σκοτώστρα

(informal, figurative) An extremely dangerous location, structure, or device. · skotostra

σκούζω

(intransitive, also, figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. · skouzo

σκουλαρίκι

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear. · skoulariki

σκουληκάκι

Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). · skoulikaki

σκουληκαντέρα

A worm that lives in the ground. · skoulikadera

σκουλήκι

(figurative) A contemptible person; a groveller. · skouliki

σκουμπρί

Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled, · skoubri

σκούνα

(watercraft) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast. · skouna

σκουντάω

(transitive) To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal. · skoudao

σκούντημα

A gentle push. · skoudima

σκουντώ

(transitive) To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt. · skoudo

σκούπα

(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping. · skoupa

σκουπίδι

Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish. · skoupidi

σκουπίδια

Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind. · skoupidia

σκουπιδοτενεκές

A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere. · skoupidotenekes

σκουπίζω

(transitive, intransitive) To sweep with a broom. · skoupizo

σκουπόξυλο

The handle of a broom (sweeping tool); (sometimes) the entire broom. · skoupoxylo

σκουραίνω

(intransitive) To become brown. · skouraino

σκουριά

The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide). · skouria

σκουριασμένος

Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity. [from 16th c.] · skouriasmenos

σκούρκος

A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting. · skourkos

σκούρος

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. · skouros

σκούτερ

A small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame. · skouter

σκούφος

(Judaism, headwear) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews. · skoufos

σκραπ

(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk. · skrap

σκρόφα

(derogatory, slang) A contemptible, often fat woman. · skrofa

σκύβω το κεφάλι

(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something. · skyvo to kefali

σκυθρωπιάζω

(intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. · skythropiazo

σκυθρωπός

Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour. · skythropos

σκῦλα

The loot attained by plundering.

σκυλάκι

(countable, childish, or, endearing) A dog, especially a small one. · skylaki

σκυλί

A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted. [from 17th c.] · skyli

σκυλίσιος

Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs. · skylisios

Σκύλλα

A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirlpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily. The passage between Scylla and Charybdis was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying between Scylla and Charybdis signifies a great peril on either hand. · Skylla

σκυλο-

Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs. · skylo-

σκυλολόι

(Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country. · skyloloi

σκύλος

A mammal of the family Canidae: · skylos

σκυλόσπιτο

A house or shelter for a dog. · skylospito

σκύμνος

A young offspring of a various carnivores (canid, ursid, felid, pinniped), especially of a dog or a wolf, the young of a bear or similar mammal (lion, tiger, seal); a pup, wolf cub. · skymnos

σκύρο

(countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads. · skyro

σκυρόδεμα

(countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand. · skyrodema

σκυτάλη

(sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race. · skytali

σκυταλοδρομία

(athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions. [from 19th c.] · skytalodromia

σκωληκοειδεκτομή

(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. · skolikoeidektomi

σκωληκοειδίτιδα

(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix · skolikoeiditida

σκώμμα

A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort or comeback; a gibe. · skomma

σκώπτω

(intransitive) To make a quip. · skopto

σκωρίαση

A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus. · skoriasi

Σκωτία

A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England. · Skotia

σκωτς

A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country. · skots

Σκωτσέζος

A person born in or native to Scotland. · Skotsezos

Σλάβα

A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages. · Slava

σλαβικός

Of the Slavs, their culture or the branch of the Indo-European languages associated with them. · slavikos

Σλαβομακεδόνας

(countable) A person from Macedonia (in any sense). · Slavomakedonas

σλαβομακεδονικά

(uncountable) A South Slavic language, the standard language of the Republic of North Macedonia. · slavomakedonika

σλαβομακεδονικός

Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language. · slavomakedonikos

Σλαβομακεδόνισσα

(countable) A person from Macedonia (in any sense). · Slavomakedonissa

Σλάβος

A member of any of the peoples of Europe who speak the Slavic languages. · Slavos

σλάιντ

(photography) A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen. · slaid

σλαυικός

Of the Slavs, their culture or the branch of the Indo-European languages associated with them. · slavikos

Σλοβακία

A country in Central Europe. Official name: Slovak Republic. Capital and largest city: Bratislava. · Slovakia

σλοβακικά

Of, from, or pertaining to Slovakia, the Slovak people or the Slovak language. · slovakika

σλοβακικός

Of, from, or pertaining to Slovakia, the Slovak people or the Slovak language. · slovakikos

Σλοβενία

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Slovenia. Capital and largest city: Ljubljana. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991. · Slovenia

σλόγκαν

(advertising) A catchphrase associated with a product or service being advertised. · slogan

σμαγδάλι

(architectural element, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired. · smagdali

σμάλτο

An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects. · smalto

σμαραγδένιο

Emerald green, a colour. · smaragdenio

σμαράγδένιος

Of a rich green colour. · smaragdenios

σμαράγδι

Of a rich green colour. · smaragdi

σμάρτφον

(cell phone) A mobile phone with more advanced features and greater computing capacity than a featurephone. · smartfon

σμεουριά

The plant Rubus idaeus. · smeouria

σμέουρο

The plant Rubus idaeus. · smeouro

σμέρνα

Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae. · smerna

σμηναγός

An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major. · sminagos

σμήναρχος

A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines). · sminarchos

σμήνος

(astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other. · sminos

σμόκιν

A typically black formal jacket worn by men. · smokin

σμύριδα

(rock) An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing. · smyrida

σμύρνα

A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine. · smyrna

Σμύρνη

A major port city, the capital of İzmir Province, Turkey, geographically continuous with the ancient city of Smyrna. · Smyrni

σνομπ

(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.] · snob

σνούκερ

A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries. · snouker

σοβαρά

In a severe manner. · sovara

σοβαρός

(of a topic) Serious, somber. · sovaros

σοβαρότητα

(physics) A law or laws of gravitation: any theory which attempts to account for the phenomena of weight and/or the mutual attraction of massive objects (Aristotelian gravity, Newtonian gravity). · sovarotita

σοβιέτ

(historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere. · soviet

Σοβιετική

A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. · Sovietiki

Σοβιετικός

A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. · Sovietikos

Σογιούζ

Any of a series of Soviet, later Russian spacecraft. · Sogiouz

σόδα μαγειρικής

(uncountable) Sodium in chemical combination. · soda mageirikis

σόδα πλύσης

(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate). · soda plysis

σοδειά

The production amount of such an output for a specific season or year, particularly of plants. · sodeia

Σόδομα

(biblical, Quranic) A city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition, but not specifically named in the Qur'an, was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants. · Sodoma

σοδομίτης

(derogatory) One who practices sodomy; a sodomist. · sodomitis

σόι

(US) Relatives, relations. · soi

σοκ

The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise. · sok

σοκάκι

A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees. · sokaki

σοκολάτα

(mostly, uncountable) A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans. · sokolata

σοκολατάκι

(countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate. · sokolataki

σοκολατί

(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate (also called chocolate brown). · sokolati

σολ

In a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la. · sol

σόλα

(footwear) The bottom of a shoe or boot. · sola

σολάνο

Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade. · solano

σολιάζω

(transitive) To put a sole on a shoe or a boot. · soliazo

σολιψισμός

Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others; self-centeredness; egoism. · solipsismos

σολοικισμός

(grammar) An error in the use of language. · soloikismos

σολομός

A meal or dish made from this fish. · solomos

Σολομών

(Biblical character) In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David. · Solomon

Σόλσμπερι

A cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1430). · Solsberi

Σομαλή

(countable, collective) A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia. The term Somalian is sometimes used as an alternative to Somali to emphasize civic affiliations to the Republic of Somalia and de-emphasize ethnic affiliations. Using the term Somalian may be offensive to some Somalis as it is deemed nonstandard. Some Somali ethnonationalists do not consider all citizens of Somalia to be Somali. Some Somali separatists prefer terms such as Somalian or Somalilander in civic contexts over the ethnolinguistic connoted term Somali. · Somali

Σομαλία

A country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa. Official name: Federal Republic of Somalia. Capital and largest city: Mogadishu. · Somalia

σομαλικά

(chiefly, countable, collective) An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis. · somalika

σομαλικός

Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language. · somalikos

Σομαλός

(countable, collective) A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia. The term Somalian is sometimes used as an alternative to Somali to emphasize civic affiliations to the Republic of Somalia and de-emphasize ethnic affiliations. Using the term Somalian may be offensive to some Somalis as it is deemed nonstandard. Some Somali ethnonationalists do not consider all citizens of Somalia to be Somali. Some Somali separatists prefer terms such as Somalian or Somalilander in civic contexts over the ethnolinguistic connoted term Somali. · Somalos

σόμπα

(dated) A house or room artificially warmed or heated. · soba

Σον

A en given name. · Son

σόναρ

(nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation. · sonar

σονέτο

A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes. · soneto

Σόνι

(trademark) An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan. · Soni

Σόνια

A en given name. · Sonia

σόου

(countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program. · soou

σόουλ

(music) Soul music. · sooul

σορβιά

Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan. · sorvia

σόρβον

Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries. · sorvon

Σορβόννη

A building in Paris that houses several universities and schools. · Sorvonni

σόργο

A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare). · sorgo

Σορέντο

A town and comune of the province of Naples, Campania, Italy. · Soredo

σορμπέ

Frozen fruit juice, sometimes mixed with egg whites, eaten as dessert or between courses of a meal. · sorbe

σορτς

Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees. · sorts

σορτσάκι

Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees. · sortsaki

σοσιαλιστής

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism. · sosialistis

σοσιαλιστικός

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism. · sosialistikos

Σότα

A male given name of Georgian origin. · Sota

σου

A light, hollow pastry typically filled with cream or custard. · sou

σουαχίλι

An agglutinative language of the Bantu branch widely spoken in East Africa. Born in its modern form from the hybridization of the Arabic and Bantu cultures, it was the language of the traders in East Africa, and spread along the routes of trade. · souachili

σουβέρ

A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation. · souver

σουβλί

A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc. · souvli

σουβλιά

(often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe. · souvlia

σουβλίζω

To impale on a skewer. · souvlizo

Σουδάν

Republic of the Sudan, since 1955 · Soudan

σούζα

(informal) An action or stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels. · souza

Σούζαν

A en given name. · Souzan

Σουζάνα

A en given name. · Souzana

Σουηδέζα

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent. · Souideza

Σουηδέζος

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent. · Souidezos

Σουηδή

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent. · Souidi

Σουηδία

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden. · Souidia

σουηδικά

The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue. · souidika

σουηδικός

The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue. · souidikos