γιορτή
Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- εορτή f (eortí)
Etymology
editFrom Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek ἑορτή (heortḗ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editγιορτή • (giortí) f (plural γιορτές)
- celebration
- feast day, holy day
- holiday
- name day
- (in the plural) period between Christmas and Twelfth Night
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | γιορτή (giortí) | γιορτές (giortés) |
genitive | γιορτής (giortís) | γιορτών (giortón) |
accusative | γιορτή (giortí) | γιορτές (giortés) |
vocative | γιορτή (giortí) | γιορτές (giortés) |
Derived terms
edit- γιορτάζω (giortázo, “to celebrate”)
- γιορτινός (giortinós, “festive”)
- εθνική γιορτή f (ethnikí giortí, “National day”)
- καλές γιορτές f pl (kalés giortés, “Happy Christmas”)
Related terms
edit- εορτή f (eortí, “feast day”)
- εορτάζω (eortázo, “to celebrate”)
- εορτάσιμος (eortásimos, “festal, festive”)
- μεθεόρτια n pl (metheórtia, “aftermath”)
- προεόρτια n pl (proeórtia, “foremath”)
Descendants
editSee also
edit- διακοπές n (diakopés, “vacation, holiday”)
Further reading
edit- γιορτή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Categories:
- Greek terms inherited from Byzantine Greek
- Greek terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Rhymes:Greek/i/2 syllables
- Greek lemmas
- Greek nouns
- Greek feminine nouns
- Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή'