Greek–English dictionary

Γέντο

(historical) The former name of Tokyo, the capital city of Japan. · Gedo

γερά

In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency. · gera

γερακάρης

A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey. · gerakaris

γεράκι

Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey. · geraki

γερακίνα

Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail. · gerakina

Γεράλδος

A en given name. · Geraldos

γεράνι

(strictly) Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae. · gerani

γεράνιον

(strictly) Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae. · geranion

γερανός

(US) A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer. · geranos

Γεράρδος

A en given name. · Gerardos

Γερβάσιος

A en given name, common in the Middle Ages but rare today. · Gervasios

Γερμανία

A country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin. · Germania

γερμανικά

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures. · germanika

γερμανικό κλειδί

(Commonwealth, UK, Irish) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts. · germaniko kleidi

γερμανικός

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures. · germanikos

γερμάνιο

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group. · germanio

γερνάω

(intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age. · gernao

γερνώ

(intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age. · gerno

γεροντική άνοια

(mostly, uncountable) The losing of memory and reason due to senescence. · gerodiki anoia

γεροντικός

Of, or relating to old age. · gerodikos

γεροντοκόρη

(sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions. · gerodokori

γεροπαράξενος

(informal, chiefly, North America, sometimes, mildly, derogatory) An old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man. · geroparaxenos

γερός

Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring. · geros

γερουσία

Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.) · gerousia

γερουσιαστής

A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada. · gerousiastis

γερουσιάστρια

A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada. · gerousiastria

γεύμα

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea). · gevma

γευματίζω

(copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good"). · gevmatizo

γεύση

One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation. · gefsi

γευσιγνωσία

The taking of a small amount of food or drink into the mouth in order to taste it. · gefsignosia

γεφυρώνω

To span as if with a bridge. · gefyrono

γεω-

Earth · geo-

γεωγραφία

The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them. · geografia

γεωγραφικό μήκος

(geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian. · geografiko mikos

γεωγραφικό πλάτος

(geography) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator. · geografiko platos

γεωγραφικός

Pertaining to geography (or to geographics). · geografikos

γεωδαισία

(sciences, geography) The discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space · geodaisia

γεωθερμικός

Pertaining to heat energy extracted from reservoirs in the earth's interior. · geothermikos

γεωλογία

The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks. · geologia

γεωλόγος

A person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology, especially at a professional or academic level. · geologos

γεωμέτρης

A mathematician who specializes in geometry. · geometris

γεώμηλο

A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber. · geomilo

Γεωργία

A transcontinental country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia, on the coast of the Black Sea, often considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Georgia. Capital: Tbilisi. · Georgia

Γεωργιάδης

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic. · Georgiadis

γεωργιανά

The language of Georgia, a country in Eastern Europe and Western Asia. · georgiana

γεωργιανή

Of, from, or pertaining to the Eastern European country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language. · georgiani

γεωργιανό

Of, from, or pertaining to the Eastern European country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language. · georgiano

γεωργιανός

Of, from, or pertaining to the Eastern European country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language. · georgianos

γεωργικός

Of or pertaining to agriculture. · georgikos

Γεωργίνα

A en given name. · Georgina

Γεώργιος

A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e). · Georgios

Γεωργίου

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic. · Georgiou

γεωργοκτηνοτρόφος

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun. · georgoktinotrofos

γεωργός

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun. · georgos

γεωτρητικός εξοπλισμός

The special apparatus used for drilling wells. · geotritikos exoplismos

Γη

The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live. · Gi

γηγενής

Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times. · gigenis

γήινος

(chiefly, science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet; specifically, a sentient member of any species native to Earth. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · giinos

γήπεδο

The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases. · gipedo

γηραιός

White or grey with age. · giraios

γήρας

(biology) The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age. · giras

γηρασμός

(biology) The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age. · girasmos

γηρατειά

(uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life. · girateia

γηριατρικός

Relating to geriatrics. · giriatrikos

για

Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. [from ca. 1150–1350] · gia

για δες

An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation). · gia des

για κάθε

For each. · gia kathe

για καλή μου τύχη

It is (or was, etc) fortunate that. · gia kali mou tychi

για να

before an infinitive: As a means of achieving the specified end; to. · gia na

γιαγιά

(informal) Grandmother. · giagia

γιακάς

Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between. · giakas

Γιάλτα

A city and raion of Crimea, Ukraine. · Gialta

Γιανγκτσέ

The chief river of central China and the third longest river in the world, flowing a total of 6300 km. · Giangtse

Γιάννης

A en given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names such as Jackson, Jacob, Jacqueline or Jonathan. · Giannis

Γιαννόπουλος

A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name. The second most common surname in the United States. · Giannopoulos

γιαούρτι

A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring. · giaourti

γιάπης

(informal, sometimes derogatory, dated) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle. · giapis

γιάρδα

(obsolete) The rod, a surveying unit of (once) 15 or (now) 16+1⁄2 feet. · giarda

γιατί

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. · giati

γιατί έτσι

Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so". · giati etsi

γιατρεύω

(transitive) To provide or serve as a remedy for. · giatrevo

γιατρικό

A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. · giatriko

γιατροκομώ

(transitive) To care for (someone), especially in sickness; to tend to. · giatrokomo

γιατρός

A physician who provides primary care; treating acute and chronic illnesses and providing preventive care and health education; a family doctor. · giatros

Γιάφα

A port in western Israel. · Giafa

Γιάφφα

A port in western Israel. · Giaffa

Γιαχβέ

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe). · Giachve

γιαχνίζω

(transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering. · giachnizo

Γιάχου

(internet, trademark) A web portal and search engine located at yahoo.com. · Giachou

Γιάχου!

(internet, trademark) A web portal and search engine located at yahoo.com. · Giachou!

γίββων

A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which they use to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch. · givvon

Γιβραλτάρ

A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia. · Givraltar

γιγαδυφιοσυλλαβή

(computing, formal) One billion (109, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes. · gigadyfiosyllavi

γίγαντας

Any of the gigantes, the race of giants in the Greek mythology. · gigadas

γιγάντειος

Very large. · gigadeios

γιγαντιαίος

(informal) Of an extremely large size. · gigadiaios

γίγας

Any of the gigantes, the race of giants in the Greek mythology. · gigas

γίδα

(uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal. · gida

γίδι

(uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal. · gidi

γιεν

The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen. · gien

Γιεχωβά

(religion) A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton. · Giechova

Γιλγαμές

A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh. · Gilgames

γιλέκο

The bodice of women or vest of men worn in the Ottoman Empire. · gileko

γινάτι

The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness. · ginati

γίννος

The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey). · ginnos

γίνομαι

To occur, to take place. · ginomai

γίνομαι σκιά

(particularly, espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance. · ginomai skia

γινόμενο

The cross product of the previous vector and the following vector. · ginomeno

γίντις

Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language. · gidis

γιογιό

A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children. · giogio

γιόγκα

Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind. · gioga

Γιοκοχάμα

The capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo. · Giokochama

Γιόντα

A wise old Jedi Master in the Star Wars films. · Gioda

Γιορκ

A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England. · Giork

Γιορκσάιρ

England's largest county. Situated in the north-east of England; divided into three ridings, (North, West and East, and The City Of York). Since 1974 for administration purposes local government has used different divisions. · Giorksair

γιορτασμένος

famous or widely praised · giortasmenos

γιορτή

The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event. · giorti

γιορτινός

Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration. · giortinos

γιος

A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents. · gios

γιοτ

(watercraft) A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock. · giot

Γιουγκοσλαβία

(historical) A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. · Giougoslavia

Γιούκον

A territory in northern Canada. Capital: Whitehorse. · Gioukon

γιουνίπερος

Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones. · giouniperos

Γιούνο

(Roman god) The queen of the gods, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera. · Giouno

γιούπι

Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness. · gioupi

γιούργια

(military, transitive, and, intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group. · giourgia

Γιουροβίζιον

The Eurovision Song Contest. · Giourovizion

γιουρτ

A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger). · giourt

γιούρτη

A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger). · giourti

γιουτιούμπ

A video-sharing website. · gioutioub

Γιουτλάνδη

A cultural region and peninsula in northwestern Europe, consisting of the mainland part of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which is part of Germany. · Gioutlandi

γιρλάντα

A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration. · girlada

Γιώργος

A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e). · Giorgos

γιώτα

The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι). · giota

Γκαγκάριν

A transliteration of the Russian surname Гага́рин (Gagárin). · Gagarin

Γκάγουεν

One of the greatest knights in Arthurian legend; he is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table. · Gagouen

γκάζι

(uncountable, physical chemistry) Matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid, or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly by deposition. · gazi

γκαζόζα

(UK, AU, NZ) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar. · gazoza

γκαζόν

(uncountable) A lawn. · gazon

γκάιντα

A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds. · gaida

Γκαίτε

A surname from German. · Gaite

γκαλερί

A room, a group of rooms, or other space where works of art are placed on display, possibly for sale. · galeri

γκαλερίστας

The owner or operator of an art gallery · galeristas

γκάμα

A (normally) complete range. · gama

γκαμπαρντίνα

(uncountable, countable) A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side. · gabardina

Γκάνα

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Ghana. · Gana

Γκάνγκναμ

A district (Korean: 구) of Seoul, South Korea known for being a demographically young, affluent part of the city. · Gangnam

Γκάντι

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, and proponent of nonviolence. · Gadi

γκαράζ

A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items. · garaz

γκαρίζω

(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry. · garizo