Greek–English dictionary

γυμνισμός

The belief in or practice of going nude in social settings, often in mixed-gender groups, specifically either in cultures where this is not the norm or for health reasons. · gymnismos

γυμνιστής

A person who practices nudism. · gymnistis

γυμνίστρια

A person who practices nudism. · gymnistria

γυμνό

A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress. · gymno

γυμνός

Bare, not covered by clothing. · gymnos

γυμνοσάλιαγκας

Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell. [from early 18th c.] · gymnosaliagas

γυμνόστηθος

(chiefly, of a female) Not wearing a garment covering the top half of the body; naked from the waist up. · gymnostithos

γυμνότητα

(uncountable) The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals. · gymnotita

γυναίκα

A female person, usually an adult: a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc. · gynaika

γυναικείος

(often, derogatory) Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine. [from 14th c.] · gynaikeios

γυναικομαστία

(diseases) Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women. · gynaikomastia

γύπας

Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae. · gypas

γύρη

A fine, granular substance produced in flowers. · gyri

γυρίζω

(intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself. · gyrizo

γυρίνος

A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills. · gyrinos

γυρολόγος

An itinerant seller of small goods. · gyrologos

γύρος

A Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread. · gyros

γυροσκόπιο

An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady. · gyroskopio

γύρω από

In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150] · gyro apo

γυφτόψαρο

A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia. · gyftopsaro

γύψος

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones. · gypsos

γυψοσανίδα

Panels used for drywall construction. · gypsosanida

γωνία

A corner where two walls intersect. · gonia

γωνιώδης αγκύλη

Any of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc. · goniodis agyli

γωνο

(geometry, of a two-dimensional shape) having the specified number of internal angles · gono

δ΄

A numerical value equal to 4; the number after three and before five; two plus two. This many dots (••••) · d΄

Δαβίδ

(biblical character) The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon. · David

δάγγειος πυρετός

An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain. · dangeios pyretos

δαγκάνα

One of the anterior pair of mouthparts of an arthropod, designed for holding and cutting food. · dagana

δάγκωμα

The act of biting. · dagoma

δαγκωματιά

The act of biting. · dagomatia

δαγκώνω

(intransitive) To attack with the teeth. · dagono

Δαίδαλος

(Greek mythology) Greek mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus. · Daidalos

δαιδαλώδης

Physically resembling a labyrinth; with the qualities of a maze. · daidalodis

δαίμονας

(computing, Unix) A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal. · daimonas

δαιμόνια

(witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form. · daimonia

δαιμονικό

A spirit; a soul; a shade. · daimoniko

δαιμόνιο

(Islam) A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. · daimonio

δαιμόνιος

Showing originality or sagacity; witty. · daimonios

δαίμων

(computing, Unix) A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal. · daimon

δακράκι

A flowering plant of the genus Primula. · dakraki

δάκρυ

A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation. · dakry

δακρύβρεχτος

Sorrowful. · dakryvrechtos

δακρύζω

(intransitive) To produce tears. · dakryzo

δακρυσμένος

Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry. · dakrysmenos

δακτυλήθρα

(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material. · daktylithra

δακτυλίδι σύνδεσης

A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc. [from 19th c.] · daktylidi syndesis

δακτυλικός

Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger. · daktylikos

δακτυλιοειδής

Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus. · daktylioeidis

δακτυλίτιδα

Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea). · daktylitida

δάκτυλο

(anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe. · daktylo

δακτυλογράφηση

The act of typing on a keyboard. · daktylografisi

δακτυλογράφος

A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter. · daktylografos

δακτυλογραφώ

To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard. · daktylografo

δάκτυλος

A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented. · daktylos

δακτυλοσκοπία

The science of using fingerprints to uniquely identify people. · daktyloskopia

δακτυλοσκοπώ

(transitive) To take somebody's fingerprints. · daktyloskopo

Δαλιδά

The mistress of Samson who betrayed him to the Philistines. · Dalida

Δαλμάτης

(demonym) A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia. · Dalmatis

δαλματικός

Relating to Dalmatia or its people. · dalmatikos

Δαλμάτισσα

(demonym) A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia. · Dalmatissa

δαμάζω

(transitive) To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate. · damazo

δαμαλίδα

A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved. · damalida

δαμασκηνί

Of a grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose. · damaskini

δαμασκηνιά

The fruit and its tree. · damaskinia

δαμάσκηνο

An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.] · damaskino

Δαμασκός

The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE. · Damaskos

δαμαστής

One who tames or subdues. · damastis

Δαμιανός

A en given name. · Damianos

δανέζικα

The language of Danes and Denmark. · danezika

δανέζικος

Of or pertaining to Denmark. · danezikos

δανείζομαι

To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. · daneizomai

δανείζω

(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. · daneizo

δάνειο

A word directly taken into one language from another one. · daneio

δανειολήπτης

One who borrows. · daneioliptis

δανεισμός

The permission to borrow any item. · daneismos

δανειστής

(finance) A person to whom a debt is owed. · daneistis

δανείστρια

A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry. · daneistria

Δανή

A person of Danish descent. · Dani

Δανία

A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen; the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name. · Dania

Δανιήλ

A en given name in regular use since the Middle Ages. · Daniil

δανικά

The language of Danes and Denmark. · danika

δανικός

Of or pertaining to Denmark. · danikos

Δανιμαρκία

A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen; the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name. · Danimarkia

Δανός

A person of Danish descent. · Danos

δαντέλα

(uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. · dadela

δαντελένιος

Made of lace or decorated with it. · dadelenios

δαντελωτός

Made of lace or decorated with it. · dadelotos

Δάντης

A en given name, presumably in honor of the poet Dante Alighieri. · Dadis

δαπάνη

Amount of money, time, etc. that is required or used. · dapani

δάπεδο

(countable) The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. · dapedo

Δαρβίνος

A en given name, deriving from the Old English name Dēorwine and revived through the surname. · Darvinos

Δαρείος

Any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE. · Dareios

δασκάλα

One who instructs; a teacher. · daskala

δασκαλεύω

To give a lesson to; to teach. · daskalevo

δάσκαλος

One who instructs; a teacher. · daskalos

δασμολογώ

(transitive) To levy a duty on (something). · dasmologo

δασμός

(in the plural) The duties or taxes imposed on imported or exported goods. · dasmos

δασοκομία

(uncountable) The art and practice of planting and growing trees in forests. · dasokomia

δασολογία

(uncountable) The science of planting and growing trees in forests. · dasologia

δασοπονία

(uncountable) The art and practice of cultivating, exploiting and renewing forests for commercial purposes. · dasoponia

δάσος

A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods. · dasos

δασοφύλακας

A person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land. · dasofylakas

Δαυιδίδης

A suburb of the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. · Davididis

δάφνες

(figuratively, chiefly, in the plural) Honor, distinction, fame. · dafnes

δάφνη

A herb derived from any of certain shrubs of the family Lauraceae and Myrtaceae, especially the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis). · dafni

δαφνοστεφής

(sometimes, _, postpositive) Crowned, or decked, with laurel. · dafnostefis

δαχτυλήθρα

(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material. · dachtylithra

δαχτυλίδι

(jewelry) A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc. · dachtylidi

δαχτυλίθρα

(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material. · dachtylithra

δάχτυλο ποδιού

(automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round. · dachtylo podiou

δάχτυλο του ποδιού

(automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round. · dachtylo tou podiou

Δδα

Title used before an adult woman's name or surname, especially when it is not desired or possible to indicate her marital status with Miss or Mrs. · Dda

δε

Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully. · de

δεδικασμένο

(legal) A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case. · dedikasmeno

δεδομένα

(countable) A person's name, address and other personal information. · dedomena

δεδομένο

Something known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constructed. · dedomeno

δεδομένου ότι

In consideration of the fact that. · dedomenou oti

δέηση

A prayer. · deisi

δείγμα εργασίας

(business) A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets, (rarely) also liabilities. · deigma ergasias

δειγματίζω

(transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of. · deigmatizo

δείκτης

A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→). · deiktis

δείκτης πορείας

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, automotive ) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc. · deiktis poreias

δειλία

Lack of courage. · deilia

δειλιάζω

(intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful. [from 16th c.] · deiliazo

δειλινό

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. · deilino

δειλός

A person who lacks courage. · deilos

δεινοπαθώ

(intransitive) To undergo hardship. · deinopatho

δεινός

Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment. · deinos

δεινός σκοπευτής

A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object. · deinos skopeftis

δείπνο

An evening meal. · deipno

δειπνώ

(intransitive) To eat dinner. · deipno

δεισιδαιμονία

A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way. · deisidaimonia

δείχνω

(transitive) To show how to use (something). · deichno

δέκα

The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X. · deka

δεκάγωνο

(geometry) A polygon with ten sides and ten angles. · dekagono

δεκάδα

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.] · dekada

δεκαδικό

(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system. · dekadiko

δεκαδικός

(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal. · dekadikos

δεκαεννέα

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". · dekaennea

δεκαεννιά

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". · dekaennia

δεκαεξαδικό

(computing, informal) Clipping of hexadecimal. · dekaexadiko

δεκαέξι

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI. · dekaexi

δεκαεπτά

The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17. · dekaepta

δεκαετία

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.] · dekaetia

δεκαεφτά

The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17. · dekaefta

δεκανίκι

A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg. · dekaniki

δεκαοκτώ

The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18. · dekaokto

δεκαοχτώ

The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18. · dekaochto

δεκαπέντε

The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16). · dekapede