σόι

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See also: σοι and σοί

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish صوی (soy, ancestry, descent).

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Noun[edit]

σόι (sóin (plural σόγια)

  1. family, clan, kin (group of people who one is descended from or shares blood with)
    Δεν φτάνει που ήρθε αυτός, έφερε και όλο το σόι του μαζί.
    Den ftánei pou írthe aftós, éfere kai ólo to sói tou mazí.
    It's not enough that he came, he brought his whole family with him.
  2. (usually derogatory) kind of, type of
    Τι σόι παιδί είναι αυτό, είναι πολύ άτακτο!
    Ti sói paidí eínai aftó, eínai polý átakto!
    What kind of a child is that, he's very naughty!
    Τι σόι αμάξι είναι αυτό, που έσπασε μέσα σε δύο μήνες;
    Ti sói amáxi eínai aftó, pou éspase mésa se dýo mínes?
    What kind of a car is that, to break down within two months?
  3. good quality
    Δεν μου φαίνεται σόι αυτό το ύφασμα – δε θα διαρκέσει πολύ!
    Den mou faínetai sói aftó to ýfasma – de tha diarkései polý!
    That fabric doesn't look good quality to me – it won't last long!

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