Greek–English dictionary

Ζούκοφ

A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov). · Zoukof

Ζουλού

Pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language. · Zoulou

ζουλώ

(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once. · zoulo

ζουμπούλι

Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa. · zoubouli

ζουρλομανδύας

A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others. · zourlomandyas

ζοφερός

Dismal or dreary. · zoferos

ζόφος

(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light. · zofos

ζυγαριά

A device for measuring weight. · zygaria

ζύγι

(measurement) Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.). · zygi

ζυγίζω

(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights. · zygizo

ζυγός

(not comparable, of an integer) Divisible by two. · zygos

ζυγωματικά

(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. · zygomatika

ζυγώτης

(cytology, also, attributive) A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process. [from late 19th c.] · zygotis

ζυγωτό

(cytology, also, attributive) A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process. [from late 19th c.] · zygoto

ζυθοποιείο

A building where beer is produced. · zythopoieio

ζύθος

A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized. · zythos

ζυθόχορτο

(usually, in the plural) The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc. · zythochorto

ζυμαρικά

(uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. · zymarika

ζύμη

A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked. · zymi

ζυμώνω

To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food. · zymono

ζω

(intransitive) To be alive; to have life. · zo

ζώα

Farm or ranch animals; livestock. · zoa

ζωγραφιά

an illustration or artwork using paint · zografia

ζωγραφίζω

(transitive) To create (an image) with paints. · zografizo

ζωγραφική

an illustration or artwork using paint · zografiki

ζωγράφος

An artist who paints pictures. · zografos

ζώδιο

(astrology) Any of twelve signs, corresponding to constellations, that are used as the basis of astrology · zodio

Ζωή

A en given name. · Zoi

ζωή σε σας

Expressing sympathy to someone, especially after learning of a close death. · zoi se sas

ζωηρός

Full of spirit of life; effervescing. · zoiros

ζωικό κεφάλαιο

Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation. · zoiko kefalaio

ζωμός

a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly · zomos

ζώνη

A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery. · zoni

ζωντανά

Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct. · zodana

ζωντάνια

Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing. · zodania

ζωντανός

Having life; living; not dead. · zodanos

ζωντοχήρα

A divorced woman. · zodochira

ζώνω

(transitive) To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means. · zono

ζώο

Of or relating to animals. · zoo

ζωολογία

The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct. · zoologia

ζωολογικός κήπος

(countable) A park where live animals are exhibited. · zoologikos kipos

ζωτικής σημασίας

Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty. · zotikis simasias

ζωύφιο

(gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating. · zoyfio

ζωώδης

Of or relating to animals. · zoodis

η

The definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable... · i

η άγνοια είναι ευτυχία

A lack of knowledge or awareness about certain facts or situations results in happiness or reduced anxiety. · i agnoia einai eftychia

η οποία

(fused relative, archaic, or, marginal) Whoever, he who, they who. · i opoia

η πλειονότητα

(colloquial, hyperbole) Many or most things. · i pleionotita

η΄

A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine. · i΄

ηγεμόνας

A ruler of other rulers. · igemonas

ηγεμονία

(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others. · igemonia

ηγεμονικός

Of or pertaining to hegemony. · igemonikos

ηγέτης

One having authority to direct. · igetis

ηγούμαι

(intransitive) To act as captain · igoumai

ηγουμένη

A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350] · igoumeni

ηγούμενος

The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. [First attested around the early 12th century.] · igoumenos

ηδονή

(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification. · idoni

ηδονισμός

(ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life. · idonismos

ηδονιστικός

Devoted to pleasure · idonistikos

ηδονοβλεψίας

A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other. · idonovlepsias

ηδύποτο

A flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol. · idypoto

ηθελημένα

In an intentional manner; on purpose. · ithelimena

ήθη

(countable) A set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct. · ithi

ήθηση

The process of passing something through a filter. · ithisi

ηθική

(countable) A set of personal guiding principles for conduct or a general notion of how to behave, whether respectable or not. · ithiki

ηθικό

The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others. · ithiko

ηθικός

Full of virtue; having excellent moral character. · ithikos

ηθικότητα

(uncountable, countable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest. · ithikotita

ηθμός

A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass. · ithmos

ηθογραφία

The study and recording of moral behaviour and human manners · ithografia

ηθολογία

(zoology) The scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals. · ithologia

ηθοποιός

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.] · ithopoios

ήθος

(art) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than emotional situations or individual character traits in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos. · ithos

ηλ. ταχ.

(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network. · il. tach.

ηλακάτη

A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist. · ilakati

Ηλέκτρα

(Greek mythology) Any of several mythical women, including a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, one of the Pleiades, and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. · Ilektra

ηλεκτρίζω

(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to. · ilektrizo

ηλεκτρικά

By means of electricity. · ilektrika

ηλεκτρικός πίνακας

(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient. · ilektrikos pinakas

ηλεκτρικός συσσωρευτής

(British) A wet-cell storage battery. · ilektrikos syssoreftis

ηλεκτρισμός

(specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity. · ilektrismos

ήλεκτρο

A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.] · ilektro

ηλεκτρο-

and electrical. · ilektro-

ηλεκτρόδιο

The terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit. · ilektrodio

ηλεκτρολόγος

A tradesperson who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment. · ilektrologos

ηλεκτρομαγνητικός

Relating to electromagnetism. · ilektromagnitikos

ηλεκτρομαγνητισμός

A unified fundamental force that combines the aspects of electricity and magnetism and is one of the four fundamental forces. (technically it can be unified with weak nuclear to form electroweak) Its gauge boson is the photon. · ilektromagnitismos

ηλεκτρονιακός

(physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons. · ilektroniakos

ηλεκτρονική

(physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy. · ilektroniki

ηλεκτρονικό ταχυδρομείο

(uncountable) A system for sending messages and datas by means of computers connected together in a network. · ilektroniko tachydromeio

ηλεκτρονικός εξοπλισμός

(technology) Electronic equipment. · ilektronikos exoplismos

ηλεκτρόνιο

(particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity. · ilektronio

ηλεκτρονόμος

(electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current. [from 19th c.] · ilektronomos

ηλεκτροπληξία

The physical reaction or shock caused by the flow of electricity through the body. · ilektroplixia

ηλεκτροφόρος

(circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched. · ilektroforos

ηλιακό ρολόι

A device measuring the time of day by the position of a shadow cast by a pole or plate (gnomon) upon an engraved series of marks. · iliako roloi

ηλιακός

Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun · iliakos

ηλίανθος

A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals. · ilianthos

ηλίαση

(medicine) Heat stroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays. · iliasi

ηλιασμός

The act or process of exposing to the rays of the sun, such as for the purpose of medical treatment, drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of rendering acid, as vinegar. · iliasmos

ηλιαχτίδα

A visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight. · iliachtida

Ήλιδα

(historical) An ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese, modern Greece. · Ilida

ηλίθιος

(by extension, pejorative) An idiot. · ilithios

ηλιθιότητα

(dated, psychology, now, , pejorative) The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation; intellectual disability. · ilithiotita

ηλικία

(countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand. · ilikia

ηλικιωμένος

old; having lived for relatively many years. · ilikiomenos

ήλιο

(uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas. · ilio

ηλιοβασίλεμα

(figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing. · iliovasilema

ηλιόλουστος

Illuminated by sunlight. · ilioloustos

ηλιοροφή

(automotive) A fixed or operable opening in a vehicle roof (car or truck) which allows fresh air and/or light to enter the passenger compartment. A sunroof may include a transparent or opaque panel and may be manually operated or power driven. · iliorofi

Ήλιος

(Greek god) The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol. · Ilios

ηλιοστάσιο

One of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest. · iliostasio

ηλιοτρόπιο

(uncountable) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels. · iliotropio

Ηλύσια Πεδία

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Elysium; home of the blessed, after death. · Ilysia Pedia

ήμαρτον

An instance of mea culpa; an apology. · imarton

ημέρα

(informal, or, meteorology) A 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise. · imera

ημέρα πληρωμής

The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid. · imera pliromis

ημέρα της Κρίσεως

The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times. · imera tis Kriseos

Ημέρα της Μαρμότας

An annual festival held in Canada and the USA on February 2 in which the arrival time of the spring season is predicted by whether or not a certain groundhog can see its shadow. · Imera tis Marmotas

ημεράδα

The state of being placid; peacefulness. · imerada

ημερησίως

quotidianly, every day · imerisios

ημερολογιακή καταγραφή

An act or instance of logging (making an entry in a log). · imerologiaki katagrafi

ημερολόγιο

A list of planned events. · imerologio

ημερολογιογράφος

Someone who keeps a diary. · imerologiografos

ημερομηνία γεννήσεως

The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth. · imerominia genniseos

ήμερος

Not exciting. · imeros

ημι-

half · imi-

ημιδιαφανής

Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it. · imidiafanis

ημιευθεία

(mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point. · imieftheia

ημίθεος

(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal. · imitheos

ημιολία

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

ημίονος

The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. · imionos

ημιόροφος

An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol. · imiorofos

ημισέληνος

The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points. · imiselinos

ήμισυς

Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect. · imisys

ημιτελής

Not finished. · imitelis

ημιτελικός

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final. · imitelikos

ημίτονο

(trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse. · imitono

ημίφωνο

(phonetics) A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel. · imifono

ημιψηφιόλεξη

(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or chiefly four bits. · imipsifiolexi

ημπεη

A popular Internet auction website. · ibei

ηνίο

A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child. · inio

ηνωμένος

Joined into a single entity. · inomenos

ήπαρ

(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions. · ipar

ηπατεκτομή

(surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver. · ipatektomi

ηπατικός

Of or relating to the liver. · ipatikos

ηπατίτιδα

Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection. · ipatitida

ήπειρος

Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica. · ipeiros

ηπειρωτική χώρα

The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula. · ipeirotiki chora

ήπιος

Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating. · ipios