Greek–English dictionary

κυνοτροφείο

A facility at which dogs are reared or boarded. · kynotrofeio

κυοφορία

The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born. · kyoforia

κυοφορώ

(intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery. · kyoforo

κυπαρίσσι

An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis. · kyparissi

κυπελλάκι

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

κύπελλο

(sports) An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship. · kypello

Κυπριανός

A surname from Spanish. · Kyprianos

κυπρίνος

Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; specifically the common carp, Cyprinus carpio. · kyprinos

Κύπρος

An island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Southeast Europe but geographically part of Western Asia. Official name: Republic of Cyprus. Capital: Nicosia. · Kypros

κύρηξη

An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation. · kyrixi

κυρία

(historical) A woman of the nobility. · kyria

κυριακάτικα

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Sunday. · kyriakatika

Κυριακή

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Sunday. · Kyriaki

κυριαρχία

Superiority of influence, power, a quality, etc.; an outweighing, predominance, pre-eminence. · kyriarchia

κυρίαρχο ρεύμα

Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc. · kyriarcho revma

κυρίαρχος

Exercising power of rule. · kyriarchos

κυριαρχώ

(transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue. · kyriarcho

κύριε

A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown. · kyrie

Κύριλλος

A en given name; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs. · Kyrillos

κύριο άρθρο

(UK, journalism) The first, or the principal, editorial article in a newspaper; a leading or main editorial article; a lead story. · kyrio arthro

κύριο γεύμα

An evening meal. · kyrio gevma

κύριοι

(chiefly, _, historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK, _, law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight. · kyrioi

κυριολεκτικά

With phrasings that might normally be used or understood as figurative: truly; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor. · kyriolektika

κυριολεκτικό

(programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program. · kyriolektiko

κυριολεκτικός

Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic. · kyriolektikos

κύριος

Primary; principal. · kyrios

κυριότητα

Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as one's own. · kyriotita

κυρίως

(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely. · kyrios

Κύρος

A en given name. · Kyros

Κύρος ο Μέγας

An ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great. · Kyros o Megas

κυρτός

Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere. · kyrtos

κυρτότητα

The shape of something curved. · kyrtotita

κυρτώνω

(transitive) To form into an arch shape. · kyrtono

κύρωση

A legal sentence. · kyrosi

κύστη

A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ. · kysti

κυτταρικός

Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells. · kyttarikos

κυτταρίνη

A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives. · kyttarini

κυτταρίτιδα

The dimpled appearance of skin caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous adipose tissue, especially on a woman's hips and thighs. · kyttaritida

κύτταρο

(biology, now, chiefly, botany) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions. [from 14th c.] · kyttaro

κυτταρόπλασμα

(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton. · kyttaroplasma

κύφωνας

A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation. · kyfonas

κύψελος

A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight. · kypselos

κωδεΐνη

(pharmaceutical drug) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc. · kodeini

κώδικας

(cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords. · kodikas

κώδικας Μπράιγ

A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips. · kodikas Braig

κωδικογραφώ

(transitive) To convert (plain text) into code. · kodikografo

κωδικοποίηση

The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws. · kodikopoiisi

κωδικοποιώ

(cryptography) To encode. · kodikopoio

κωδικός

A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents. · kodikos

κωδικός κατατεμαχισμού

(computing) The result generated by a hash function. · kodikos katatemachismou

κωδικός πρόσβασης

A typically alphanumeric sequence that permits access to a secure service or network. · kodikos prosvasis

κωδωνοστάσιο

(architecture) A tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a church. · kodonostasio

κωλοδάχτυλο

An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand. · kolodachtylo

κωλομέρι

(usually, in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs. · kolomeri

κωλόπαιδο

(pejorative) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish. · kolopaido

κωλοφαρδία

An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident. · kolofardia

κωλοφυλλάδα

(slang, pejorative) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality. · kolofyllada

κωλοφωτιά

Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae. · kolofotia

κώλυμα

(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation. · kolyma

κωλυσιεργία

(US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate. · kolysiergia

κωλυσιεργός

(US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction. · kolysiergos

κωλυσιεργώ

(originally, and, mainly, US politics, intransitive, transitive) To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body. · kolysiergo

κώμα

A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma. · koma

κωματώδης

In a coma: unconscious. · komatodis

κωμικός

A comedian. · komikos

κώνειο

Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera · koneio

κωνικότητα

A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing). · konikotita

κωνίο

(anatomy) Any of the small cone-shaped structures in the retina. · konio

κωνοειδής

Shaped like a cone; conical. · konoeidis

κώνος

The fruit of a conifer. · konos

κωνοφόρο

(botany) A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree. · konoforo

Κωνσταντία

A en given name. · Konstadia

Κωνσταντίνα

A en given name. · Konstadina

Κωνσταντίνος

A en given name. · Konstadinos

Κωνσταντινούπολη

(historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that. · Konstadinoupoli

κωπηλασία

The action of the verb to row. · kopilasia

κωπηλατώ

(transitive, or, intransitive, nautical) To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars. · kopilato

Κώστας

A en given name. · Kostas

κωφός

Unable (or partially able) to hear. · kofos

κωφότητα

The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear. · kofotita

κώφωση

The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear. · kofosi

λα

(music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale. · la

λάβα

The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides; magma that has breached the surface of the earth. · lava

λάβαρο

A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place. · lavaro

λαβή

(sometimes, figurative) Grip. · lavi

λαβίδα

An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers. · lavida

λαβίδες

An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips. · lavides

λαβύρινθος

A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through. · lavyrinthos

λαβυρινθώδης

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

λαβώνω

(transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin. · lavono

λαγήνι

A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle. Originally used for carrying water · lagini

λαγκάδα

A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale. · lagada

λαγκάδι

(geography) A small valley between mountains. · lagadi

λαγκαδιά

(geography) A small valley between mountains. · lagadia

λαγνεία

The characteristic or state of being lascivious. · lagneia

λάγνος

Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful. · lagnos

λαγόνες

The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips. · lagones

λαγός

(uncountable) The meat from this animal. · lagos

λαγουδίνα

A female hare. · lagoudina

λαγωνικό

(figurative, informal) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues. · lagoniko

λαδάς

An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated. · ladas

λαδής

Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive. · ladis

λάδι

Liquid fat. · ladi

λαδόξιδο

A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients, used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats. · ladoxido

λαδώνω

(transitive) To lubricate with oil. · ladono

λαζάνια

A flat sheet of pasta. · lazania

λαζαριστής

A member of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission founded by St Vincent de Paul. · lazaristis

λάθος

A clumsy or embarrassing mistake. · lathos

λαθραίος

Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. · lathraios

λαθρακρόαση

Listening secretly to the private conversations of others. · lathrakroasi

λαθρεμπόριο

(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods. · lathreborio

λαθρέμπορος

One who smuggles things. · lathreboros

λάιβ

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

λαίδη

A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman. · laidi

λαϊκάρω

(Internet, social media, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote. · laikaro

λαϊκός

Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy. · laikos

λαϊκότροπος

Characteristic of simple country life. · laikotropos

λαίλαπα

(figurative) A person or body of objects or events sweeping violently onward. · lailapa

λάιμ

Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon. · laim

λαιμαργία

The vice of eating to excess. · laimargia

λαίμαργος

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer. · laimargos

λαιμητόμος

(historical, also, figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine. · laimitomos

λαιμοδέτης

A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. · laimodetis

λαιμός

(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. · laimos

λάιτ μοτίβ

(music) A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera. · lait motiv

λακές

A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc. · lakes

λάκη

A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect. · laki

λακκάκι

Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth. · lakkaki

λάκκος

(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings. · lakkos

λακκούβα με νερό

A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road. [from 14th c.] · lakkouva me nero

λακρός

(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time. · lakros

λακτόζη

(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds. · laktozi

Λακωνία

A city, the county seat of Belknap County, New Hampshire; named for the Laconia Car Company, a railroad car manufacturer. · Lakonia

λακωνικά

(idiomatic) In summary; briefly or simply. · lakonika

λακωνικός

Brief, yet including all important information. · lakonikos

λακωνικότητα

The property of being concise; succinctness. · lakonikotita

λάλημα

Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea. · lalima

λαλιά

(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses. · lalia

λαλώ

(intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance. · lalo

λάμα

A master of Tibetan Buddhism. · lama

λαμαρίνα

A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking. · lamarina

λαμβανομένου υπόψη ότι

(mostly, law) It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.) · lamvanomenou ypopsi oti

λαμβάνω

(transitive, dated) To take, as something that is offered; to accept. · lamvano

λάμβδα

The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet. · lamvda

λάμδα

The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet. · lamda

λαμέ

(uncountable) A fabric made from gold or silver threads and silk, wool or cotton. · lame

Λαμία

A city in Greece. · Lamia

λάμπα

A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb. · laba

λαμπερός

Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant. · laberos

Λαμπραντόρ

(chiefly, historical) A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec. · Labrador