Greek–English dictionary

νεφέλωμα

(astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes). · nefeloma

νεφρίτης

(mineral) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite). · nefritis

νεφρό

An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. · nefro

νεφρός

An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. · nefros

νέφτι

A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner. · nefti

Νεχρού

A surname from Hindi. · Nechrou

νεωδόχος

(US, nautical) A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port; usually for loading and unloading. · neodochos

νεωκόρος

A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer. · neokoros

νεωτερικότητα

(history) Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography. · neoterikotita

νεωτερισμός

(countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons. · neoterismos

νεωτεριστικός

Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before. · neoteristikos

νεώτερος

(history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography. · neoteros

νηκτική μεμβράνη

A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals. · niktiki memvrani

νήμα

(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. · nima

νηματοποίηση

The process of converting fibres into yarn or thread. · nimatopoiisi

νηοπομπή

(nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels. · niopobi

νήπιο

A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention. · nipio

νησάκι

A small island. · nisaki

νησί

(by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island. · nisi

Νησί της Νέγκρος

An island of the Philippines, located in the Visayas. · Nisi tis Negros

νησίδα

An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself. · nisida

νησιώτικος

Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands. · nisiotikos

νήσος

(by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island. · nisos

νήσσα

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet. · nissa

νηστευτής

Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] · nisteftis

νηστεύω

(transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating. · nistevo

νηφάλιος

(phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic. · nifalios

νι

The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν. · ni

νιανιά

(uncountable) Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children. · niania

νιάου

Used to indicate the cry of a cat. · niaou

νιαουρίζω

(intransitive) Of a cat, to make its cry. · niaourizo

νιαούρισμα

(countable) The cry of a cat. · niaourisma

νιάτα

(uncountable) The quality or state of being young. · niata

Νίγηρ

A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of the Niger. · Nigir

Νίγηρας

A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of the Niger. · Nigiras

Νιγηρία

A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦). · Nigiria

Νικ

A en given name. · Nik

Νίκαια

A coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France. · Nikaia

Νικαράγουα

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Capitalː Managua. · Nikaragoua

νικέλιο

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni. · nikelio

Νίκη

(Greek god) The goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion. · Niki

νικητής

One who has won or often wins. · nikitis

νικήτρια

One who has won or often wins. · nikitria

νικηφόρος

Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc. · nikiforos

Νικόδημος

A Pharisee, a secret follower of Jesus in the New Testament. · Nikodimos

Νικόλαος

A en given name. · Nikolaos

Νικόλας

A en given name. · Nikolas

Νίκος

A en given name. · Nikos

νικώ

To overcome an abstract obstacle. · niko

Νίνα

A en given name in continuous use since the 19th century. · Nina

Νιντενδο

(video games) A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo. · Nidendo

Νιντενδω

(video games) A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo. · Nidendo

νίντζα

(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period. · nidza

Νίξον

An English surname transferred from the given name. · Nixon

Νιόβη

(Greek mythology) A daughter of Tantalus, said to have turned into stone while weeping for her children. · Niovi

νιος

(countable) A young man; a male adolescent or young adult. · nios

Νιούκασλ

A city in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States; a suburb of Oklahoma City. · Nioukasl

νιόφερτος

One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival. · niofertos

νιπτήρας

A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall. · niptiras

νιρβάνα

(Buddhism) Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience. · nirvana

Νις

A city, the administrative centre of Nišava district, southern Serbia. · Nis

νιτρικός

Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen. · nitrikos

Νίτσε

A surname from German, most famously borne by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher. · Nitse

νιτσεϊκός

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, or his writings. · nitseikos

νιτσεϊστής

A supporter of the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche. · nitseistis

νιτσεΐστρια

A supporter of the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche. · nitseistria

νιφάδα

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything · nifada

νιφετός

(uncountable) The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer. · nifetos

νιώθω

(transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about. · niotho

νιώθω φαγούρα

(intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched. · niotho fagoura

νόβα

(astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star. · nova

Νοέμβρης

The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December. · Noemvris

Νοέμβριος

The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December. · Noemvrios

νόημα

The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence. · noima

νοημοσύνη

(in the plural) Intellect. · noimosyni

νοήμων

(countable) An entity that has such capacities. · noimon

νοησιαρχία

(philosophy) The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason. · noisiarchia

νοησιοκρατία

(philosophy) The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason. · noisiokratia

νοητικός

(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality. · noitikos

νοητός

Capable of being understood; clear to the mind. · noitos

νοθεύω

(transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something). · nothevo

νόθος

Spurious, artificial. · nothos

νοιάζει

(transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about). · noiazei

νοιάζομαι

(intransitive, polite, formal, chiefly in the negative) To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards or interested in. · noiazomai

νοικιάζω

(transitive, chiefly, UK) To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment. · noikiazo

νοικοκυρά

The person responsible for governing a group that lives together, such as a family. · noikokyra

νοικοκυρεμένος

Arranged neatly and in order. · noikokyremenos

νοικοκύρης

The person responsible for governing a group that lives together, such as a family. · noikokyris

νομάδας

(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home. · nomadas

νομείς

(architectural element) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault · nomeis

νομενκλατούρα

A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences. · nomenklatoura

νομικός

(law) An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence. · nomikos

νομικός σύμβουλος

(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession. · nomikos symvoulos

νομικώς

From a legal perspective. · nomikos

νόμιμος

Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law. · nomimos

νομιμότητα

Lawfulness. · nomimotita

νομίμως

As permitted by law; not contrary to law. · nomimos

νομιναλισμός

(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects. · nominalismos

νόμισμα

(money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. · nomisma

νομισματικός

Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money. · nomismatikos

νομισματοκοπείο

A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. · nomismatokopeio

νομισματοκοπώ

To acquire rapidly, as money; to make. · nomismatokopo

νομισματοποιώ

To acquire rapidly, as money; to make. · nomismatopoio

νομοθεσία

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws. · nomothesia

νομοθέτης

Someone who creates or enacts laws. · nomothetis

νομοθετικό σώμα

A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws. · nomothetiko soma

νομοθέτις

Someone who creates or enacts laws. · nomothetis

νομομαθής

(law) An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence. · nomomathis

νομός

An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connecticut, and Louisiana). · nomos

νομοσχέδιο

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law. · nomoschedio

νονά

A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child. · nona

νονός

A person who, at a child's naming ceremony or baptism, agrees to help raise the child, originally and especially in regard to their religious development. · nonos

νοόσφαιρα

The sphere of human reason, thought, and consciousness, seen as a theoretical evolutionary stage. · noosfaira

νοοτροπία

The beliefs, values, behaviour, and material objects that constitute a people's way of life. · nootropia

νοούμενο

(from Kantian, _, philosophy, _, on) A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable. · nooumeno

Νορβηγία

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway. · Norvigia

νορβηγικά

(uncountable) The language of Norway, which has two official forms (written standards): Bokmål and Nynorsk. · norvigika

Νόργουιτς

An unincorporated community in McHenry County, North Dakota, named after Norwich, England. · Norgouits

νοσηλεία

The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital. · nosileia

νοσηλευτής

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick: · nosileftis

νοσηλεύτρια

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick: · nosileftria

νοσηλεύω

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

νοσηρός

The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause. · nosiros

νοσοκόμα

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick: · nosokoma

νοσοκομείο

A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment. · nosokomeio

νοσοκόμος

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick: · nosokomos

νόσος

Something which ails one; a disease; sickness. · nosos

νοσταλγία

The characteristic of being homesick; a strong, sad feeling of missing one's home (and often left-behind loved ones, such as family and friends) when physically away. · nostalgia

νοσταλγικός

Of, having, or relating to nostalgia. · nostalgikos

νοσταλγός

(often with for) Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic. · nostalgos

νοσταλγώ

(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something. · nostalgo

νοστιμεύω

(transitive) To add spice or spices to; season. · nostimevo

νόστιμος

(colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind. · nostimos

νόστος

Ellipsis of harvest homecoming, a traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. It traditionally marks the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms. · nostos

νότα

A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. · nota

νοτερός

In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist. · noteros

νότες

A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music. · notes

νότια

Toward the south; southward. · notia

νοτίδα

(mining, archaic, or, historical) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc. · notida

νοτιοανατολικά

The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°. · notioanatolika

νοτιοανατολικός

Of or pertaining to the southeast. · notioanatolikos

νοτιοδυτικά

The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°. · notiodytika

νότιος

Of or pertaining to the south; southern. · notios

νοτισμένος

Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp. [from 14th c.] · notismenos

νότος

Moisture; humidity; dampness. · notos

νουβέλα

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. [from 17th c.] · nouvela

Νουβία

(by extension) The former polity ruling that region. · Nouvia

νουθετώ

(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off. · noutheto

νούμερο

(US, _, slang, dated) Synonym of telephone number; especially, the one that belongs to a potential dating partner. · noumero

νούμπατ

A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites. · noubat