Greek–English dictionary

βούλα

(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list. · voula

Βουλγάρα

(countable) A native of Bulgaria. · Voulgara

Βουλγαρία

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia. · Voulgaria

βουλγαρικά

(uncountable) The official language of Bulgaria. · voulgarika

βουλγαρικός

Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language. · voulgarikos

Βούλγαρος

(countable) A native of Bulgaria. · Voulgaros

βουλευτής

(politics) Initialism of Member of Parliament. · vouleftis

βουλή

(usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly. · vouli

βούληση

The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition. [from 10th c.] · voulisi

βουλιάζω

(transitive, archaic, nautical) To cause to flood and sink, as a ship. · vouliazo

Βουλκάνους

(Roman god) The god of volcanoes and fire, especially the forge, also the patron of all craftsmen, especially blacksmiths. The Roman counterpart of Hephaestus. · Voulkanous

βουλώνω

To block or slow passage through (often with 'up). · voulono

βουναλάκι

(US) A heap of earth surrounding a plant. · vounalaki

βουνίσιος

(Scotland) A person who inhabits the Scottish Highlands. · vounisios

βουνοκορφή

The summit of a mountain. · vounokorfi

βουνοπλαγιά

A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. · vounoplagia

βουνοσφυριχτής

A small brown-and-black bird of species Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family. [from 15th c.] · vounosfyrichtis

Βουργουνδία

A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. · Vourgoundia

βούρκος

Deep mud; moist, spongy earth. · vourkos

βουρκώνω

(intransitive) To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight. · vourkono

βουρλίζω

(transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at. · vourlizo

βούρλο

The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc. · vourlo

βούρτσα

An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair. · vourtsa

βούρτσα μαλλιών

A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair · vourtsa mallion

βουρτσίζω

(transitive) To clean with a brush. · vourtsizo

βούρτσισμα

The act of brushing something. · vourtsisma

βους ο πρωτογενής

An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle. · vous o protogenis

βουστάσιο

(chiefly, British) A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in. · voustasio

βουτάνιο

(organic compound) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10, n-butane and 2-methylpropane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions. · voutanio

βούτηγμα

The act or process of briefly submerging or immersing an object or person in a liquid, as in dunking a cookie in milk, or dunking a playmate in the swimming pool. · voutigma

βουτιά

A jump or plunge into water. · voutia

βούτυρο

A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). · voutyro

βουτυρόγαλα

The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk. · voutyrogala

βουτώ

(transitive) To submerge briefly in a liquid. · vouto

βραβείο

A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit. · vraveio

βραδινό

An evening meal. · vradino

βράδυ

The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours. · vrady

βραδυκαρδία

(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult. · vradykardia

βραδύνω

(transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of. · vradyno

βραδύτητα

The quality or state of being slow. · vradytita

Βραζιλία

A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília. · Vrazilia

Βραζιλιάνα

A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent. · Vraziliana

βραζιλιάνικος

Of, from, or pertaining to Brazil, or the Brazilian people. · vrazilianikos

Βραζιλιάνος

A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent. · Vrazilianos

βράζω

(intransitive, figuratively) To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger. · vrazo

βράκα

(historical) A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes. · vraka

Βράνδωνας

A en given name. · Vrandonas

βρασμός

The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point. · vrasmos

βραστό

(uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing. [from 18th c.] · vrasto

Βρατισλάβα

The region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava. · Vratislava

βραχιόλι

A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament. · vrachioli

βραχίονας

(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. · vrachionas

βραχιόνιο οστό

(anatomy) The bone of the upper arm. · vrachionio osto

βραχμάνος

A learned person of refined taste and mild manners. · vrachmanos

βραχνάς

(now, rare) A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep. [from 14th c.] · vrachnas

βραχνιάζω

A gentle neighing. · vrachniazo

βράχνιασμα

A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar. · vrachniasma

βραχνός

Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc. · vrachnos

βραχύ

One of the two symbols used in Morse code. · vrachy

βραχυγραφία

(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.] · vrachygrafia

βραχύς

Of short duration; happening quickly. [from 15th c.] · vrachys

βραχύτητα

(uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration. · vrachytita

βραχώδης

Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features. · vrachodis

βρέγμα

(anatomy) The highest surface on the skull; the crown of the head. · vregma

βρεκεκέξ

(onomatopoeia) The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. · vrekekex

Βρέστη

A port city in Brittany, France. · Vresti

Βρετανή

An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person. · Vretani

Βρετανία

England, Scotland and Wales in combination. · Vretania

Βρετανίδα

An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person. · Vretanida

βρετανικός

(historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic. · vretanikos

Βρετανός

An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person. · Vretanos

βρετονικά

(uncountable) The Celtic language of Brittany. · vretonika

βρεφιικός σταθμός

(countable) A place where nursing or the raising of children is carried on. · vrefiikos stathmos

βρεφοκομείο

(countable) A place where nursing or the raising of children is carried on. · vrefokomeio

βρέφος

A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention. · vrefos

βρέχει

Indicates that rain is falling. · vrechei

βρέχω

(impersonal, meteorology) To have rain fall from the sky. · vrecho

βρίζω

(transitive) To curse; to damn. · vrizo

βρικόλακας

A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. [from 1732] · vrikolakas

βρισιές

Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. [from mid-16th c.] · vrisies

βρίσκω

(transitive) To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate. · vrisko

βρογχικός

Of or relating to the bronchia, bronchi or bronchioles. · vronchikos

βρογχιολίτιδα

(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children. · vronchiolitida

βρογχίτιδα

(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning. · vronchitida

βρογχίτις

(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning. · vronchitis

βρόγχος

Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs. · vronchos

βρομάω

(intransitive) To have a strong bad smell. · vromao

βρόμη

(uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa. · vromi

βρομίζω

(transitive) To make (something) dirty. · vromizo

βρόμικος

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. · vromikos

βροντάω

(with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard. · vrodao

βροντερός

(of a person, thing, event, etc.) Noisy. · vroderos

Βροντή

The seventh reindeer of Santa Claus. · Vrodi

βροντώ

(transitive) To cause to make a clashing sound. · vrodo

βροντώδης

(of a person, thing, event, etc.) Noisy. · vrododis

Βρούτιος

A en given name. · Vroutios

Βρούτος

a Roman cognomen. · Vroutos

βρούχος

Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip. · vrouchos

βροχερός

Pouring with rain; wet; showery · vrocheros

βροχόπτωση

(meteorology) The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion · vrochoptosi

βρόχος

A kind of knot used primarily to execute a person by hanging. · vrochos

βροχούλα

A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation. · vrochoula

βρύα

(countable) A kind or species of such plants. · vrya

βρύο

(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants. · vryo

βρύση

(astronomy) The period from the moment of vernal equinox (around March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) to the moment of the summer solstice (around June 21); the equivalent periods reckoned in other cultures and calendars. · vrysi

βρύτεα

The pulp or pulplike matter remaining from a substance pressed to extract its juice or oil. · vrytea

βρυχηθμός

The cry of the lion. · vrychithmos

βρωμερός

(now, _, chiefly, _, US) Dirty, filthy. [from 14th c.] · vromeros

βρώμη

(uncountable) Widely cultivated cereal grass, typically Avena sativa. · vromi

βρωμιάρης

(metaphorically, derogatory) A dirty or slovenly person. · vromiaris

βρώμικος

Somewhat obscene, pornographic, offensive. · vromikos

βρωμο-

(informal, Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly, _) Used as an intensifier. · vromo-

βρώσιμος

Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans. · vrosimos

Βύβλος

The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible. · Vyvlos

βυζαίνω

(transitive) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs. · vyzaino

Βυζαντινή

(historical) A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul) or of the Byzantine empire · Vyzadini

βυζαντινός

Of or pertaining to Byzantium. · vyzadinos

Βυζάντιο

(historical) An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul. · Vyzadio

βυζί

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human. · vyzi

βυθίζομαι

(transitive, archaic, nautical) To cause to flood and sink, as a ship. · vythizomai

βυθίζω

(transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution. · vythizo

βύθιση

(bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms. · vythisi

βυθισμένος

underwater · vythismenos

βυθοκόρος

A dredging machine. · vythokoros

βυθομετρητής

(countable, nautical) A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots. · vythometritis

βυθός

(literary) The deepest part. (Usually of a body of water.) · vythos

βύνη

Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. · vyni

βυρσοδέψης

A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan. · vyrsodepsis

Βύρων

Lord Byron, George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788–April 19, 1824), a famous English poet and leading figure in romanticism. · Vyron

Βύρωνας

Lord Byron, George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788–April 19, 1824), a famous English poet and leading figure in romanticism. · Vyronas

βυσσινής

Having a deep red colour. · vyssinis

βυσσινί

A deep, slightly bluish red. · vyssini

βύσσινο

A variety of cultivated cherry (Prunus cerasus var. austera), having a dark skin · vyssino

βωλοκόπος

A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow. · volokopos

βωλοκοπώ

(transitive) To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow. · volokopo

βώλος χρυσού

(countable) A small, compact chunk or clump. · volos chrysou

βωμός

A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites. · vomos

γ΄

A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many dots (•••). · g΄

γαβ

Representing the sound of a dog barking. · gav

γαβάθα

A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items. · gavatha

γαβγίζω

Of a person or thing: to make a sound resembling a dog's bark. · gavgizo

γάβγισμα

The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals. · gavgisma

γαβιάλης

A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae. · gavialis

Γάγγης

A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism. · Gangis

γάγγραινα

The necrosis and rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply. · gangraina

γαελικός

Of or relating to the Gaels, the Goidel peoples of Scotland and Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages. · gaelikos

Γάζα

A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant; in full, Gaza City. · Gaza

γαζέλα

An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods. · gazela

γαζέττα

A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically. [from 1605] · gazetta

γαία

The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea). · gaia