Greek–English dictionary

κλαρινογαμπρός

(dated) A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general. · klarinogabros

Κλαρκ

A en given name. · Klark

Κλάρκος

A en given name. · Klarkos

κλασικά

In a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors. · klasika

κλασμένος

(slang) High on drugs, especially cannabis. · klasmenos

Κλαύδιος

The Roman emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus". · Klavdios

κλέβομαι

(intransitive, of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement. · klevomai

κλέβω

(transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.] · klevo

κλείδα

(skeleton) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone. · kleida

κλειδαράς

One who practices locksmithing. · kleidaras

κλειδαριά

Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. · kleidaria

κλειδαρότρυπα

Any small opening resembling the hole for a key in shape or function; especially, one that gives a vista of, or access to, a space beyond. · kleidarotrypa

κλειδί

(music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · kleidi

κλειδοθήκη

An ornamental piece holding such a chain or ring. · kleidothiki

κλειδοκύμβαλο

(musical instruments) A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings. [from 1803] · kleidokymvalo

κλειδολέξη

(cryptography) Any word#Noun used as the key to a code. · kleidolexi

κλειδώνω

(transitive) To fasten with a lock. · kleidono

κλείδωση

(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened. · kleidosi

κλειδωτήρι

(computer hardware) A hardware device used by a specific application for purposes of copy protection. · kleidotiri

κλείνω

(transitive) To reserve (something) for future use. · kleino

κλείνω το μάτι

(transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.) · kleino to mati

κλείσιμο

(programming) An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope. · kleisimo

κλειστό

(predicative, _, only) Inoperative, disabled. · kleisto

κλειστοφοβία

The fear of closed, tight places. · kleistofovia

κλείστρο

(military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm. · kleistro

κλειτορίδα

(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals. [from 17th c.] · kleitorida

κλεμμένος

That has been stolen. · klemmenos

Κλεοπάτρα

A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line. · Kleopatra

κλεπταποδόχος

(informal) Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods. · kleptapodochos

κλεπτοκρατία

A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed. · kleptokratia

κλεπτομανής

One who steals compulsively. · kleptomanis

κλέφτης

(historical) An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire. · kleftis

κλεψύδρα

A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows. · klepsydra

κλήμα

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow. · klima

κληματαριά

A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods. · klimataria

κληρικός

A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister. · klirikos

κληρονομιά

(countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion). · klironomia

κληρονομικός

Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death. · klironomikos

κληρονομικότητα

Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. · klironomikotita

κλήρος

Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service. · kliros

κλήρωση

The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined. · klirosi

κλήση

(computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point. · klisi

κλήση τροχαίας

A citation for a traffic violation. · klisi trochaias

κλήτευση

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear. · klitefsi

κλητεύω μάρτυρα

(law) To summon (someone) with a subpoena (noun sense 1) to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony or to produce evidence; to serve a subpoena on (someone). · klitevo martyra

κλητική

(grammar) Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed. · klitiki

κλητικός

Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling or vocation. · klitikos

Κλίγκον

(countable) A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty, and combat. · Kligon

κλικ

(GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software. · klik

κλίκα

A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal. · klika

κλίμακα

(music) All the notes in a musical scale. · klimaka

κλιμακοστάσιο

A flight of stairs; a stairway. · klimakostasio

κλιμάκωση

A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict. · klimakosi

κλιματική αλλαγή

Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change. · klimatiki allagi

κλιματικός

Of, relating to, or influenced by climate. · klimatikos

κλινήρης

Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness. · kliniris

κλινική

A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients. · kliniki

κλίνομαι

(grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts. · klinomai

κλίνω

(grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts. · klino

κλισέ

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.] · klise

κλίση

(architecture) An incline on the outer face of a built wall. · klisi

κλίτος

The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof. · klitos

κλιτύς

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

κλονίζομαι

(intransitive) To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so. · klonizomai

κλονισμός

(obsolete, seismology) A violent collision or shock. · klonismos

κλόουν

A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig. · klooun

κλοπή

The act of stealing property. · klopi

κλοτσάω

(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. · klotsao

κλοτσώ

(transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. · klotso

κλουβί

An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals. · klouvi

κλούβιος

(of eggs) Bad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo. · klouvios

κλπ.

And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known. · klp.

κλυδωνισμός

The motion of something that wobbles. · klydonismos

κλύσμα

To administer an enema. · klysma

κλωνάρι

(metalworking, countable) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold. · klonari

κλωνοποιούμαι

(transitive) To create a clone of. · klonopoioumai

κλωνοποιώ

(transitive) To create a clone of. · klonopoio

κλωσσοπουλάκι

A young chicken. · klossopoulaki

κλωσσόπουλο

The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. · klossopoulo

κλωσσώ

(transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch. · klosso

κλωστή

(Internet) A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform. · klosti

ΚΜΕ

(computer hardware) Initialism of central processing unit. · KME

κνήμη

The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee. · knimi

κνησμός

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area. · knismos

κοάζω

(intransitive, of a frog, toad, raven, or various other birds or animals) To make its vocal sound. · koazo

κοάλα

A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. · koala

κόασμα

The call of a frog or toad. · koasma

κοβάλτιο

A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal. · kovaltio

Κόβεντρι

A cathedral city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, in central England, historically in Warwickshire. · Kovedri

κόβω

(transitive) To fell or chop with an axe. · kovo

κόβω με το βλέμμα

(transitive, informal) To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at. · kovo me to vlemma

κογιότ

(canid) Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America. · kogiot

κογκρέσο

(often, capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America. · kogreso

κόγχη

(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room. · konchi

Κοζάκος

A member or descendant of an originally (semi-)nomadic population of Eastern Europe and the adjacent parts of Asia, formed in part of runaways from neighbouring countries, that eventually settled in parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian tsarist Empire and constituted a military caste, particularly in areas now comprising southern Russia and Ukraine. · Kozakos

κοζάρω

(transitive, informal) To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at. · kozaro

κόθορνος

(historical) A type of soft calf- or knee-high boot that laces up the front, sometimes featuring open toes or thick soles, worn in the Greco-Roman world by hunters and horsemen, as well as by actors in Athenian tragedy. · kothornos

κοιλάδα

An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it. · koilada

κοιλαράς

Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied. · koilaras

κοιλάρφανος

(originally) Born after the death of one's father. · koilarfanos

κοιλιά

(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.] · koilia

κοιλιόδουλος

A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater. · koiliodoulos

κοίλος

Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl. · koilos

κοιλότητα

(anatomy) A hollow area within the body. · koilotita

κοίλωμα

A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact. · koiloma

κοιμάμαι

(intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness. · koimamai

Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου

A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August. · Koimisi tis Theotokou

κοιμητήρι

A tract of land in which the dead are buried. · koimitiri

κοιμητήριο

A tract of land in which the dead are buried. · koimitirio

κοιμίζω

(intransitive) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant. · koimizo

κοιμισμένος

In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. · koimismenos

κοιμώμενος

Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended. · koimomenos

κοινή

A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers. · koini

κοινή λογική

Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made. · koini logiki

κοινή συναίνεση

General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action. · koini synainesi

κοινό

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.] · koino

κοινό ουσιαστικό

A noun that denotes any member, or all members, of a class; an ordinary noun such as dog or city; contrasted with a proper noun, which refers to a single named entity, such as Socrates or Tokyo. · koino ousiastiko

κοινό ταμείο

(idiom) A shared or community fund. · koino tameio

κοινο-

(business) Of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly, for example, through a stock market. · koino-

κοινόβιο

A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community. · koinovio

κοινοβουλευτικός

Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament. · koinovouleftikos

κοινολεκτικός

(linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal. · koinolektikos

κοινολεξία

A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression. · koinolexia

κοινολογώ

(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known. · koinologo

κοινόν

A union or alliance of states or political organizations. · koinon

κοινοποίηση

(countable, informal) A carbon copy. · koinopoiisi

κοινοποιώ

(computing, Internet) To allow public or private sharing of computer data or space in a network · koinopoio

κοινός

Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual. · koinos

κοινότητα

A local political division in many European countries as well as their former colonies (such as Chile and Vietnam). · koinotita

κοινότοπος

Repeated too often. · koinotopos

κοινωνία

A group or association of cooperating members. · koinonia

κοινωνία γάμου

(uncountable) Marriage; the state of being married. · koinonia gamou

κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη

Fairness in society. · koinoniki dikaiosyni

κοινωνικοοικονομικός

Of or pertaining to a combination of social and economic factors. · koinonikooikonomikos

κοινωνικοποίηση

(sociology, psychology) The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children. · koinonikopoiisi

κοινωνικοπολιτιστικός

Of or relating to both society and culture. · koinonikopolitistikos

κοινωνικός

(of a person) Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing. · koinonikos

κοινωνικός δαρβινισμός

(science) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures. · koinonikos darvinismos

κοινωνιόλεκτος

A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds. · koinoniolektos

κοινωνιολογία

A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis. · koinoniologia

κοινωνιολογικός

Of or pertaining to sociology. · koinoniologikos

κοινωνιοπαθής

A person with an antisocial personality disorder. · koinoniopathis

κοινωνιστής

One who supports or advocates socialism. · koinonistis

κοινωνός

With knowledge of; party to; let in on. [from late 14th c.] · koinonos

κοινωνώ

(formal) To take a share or portion. [with of or in] · koinono

κοιτάζω

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. · koitazo

κοίτασμα

A deposit of ore, coal, etc. · koitasma

κοιτάω από πάνω μέχρι κάτω

(transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws. · koitao apo pano mechri kato

κοίτη

(countable) The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river. [from later 16thc.] · koiti

κοιτώνας

A room or set of rooms, particularly: · koitonas