τούμπα
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Greek[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Reborrowing from Latin tumba (“small mound”), from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos, “small mound”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
τούμπα • (toúmpa) f (plural τούμπες)
- small hill
- (gymnastics) somersault
- (figuratively, colloquial) a bad fall
- Γλίστρησα και πήρα μία τούμπα.
- Glístrisa kai píra mía toúmpa.
- I slipped and had a big fall.
- (figuratively, colloquial) a bad fall
Declension[edit]
declension of τούμπα
Synonyms[edit]
- (somersault): κυβίστηση f (kyvístisi) (literary)
- (bad fall): κουτρουβάλα f (koutrouvála), κωλοτούμπα f (kolotoúmpa)
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
τούμπα • (toúmpa) f (plural τούμπες)
Declension[edit]
declension of τούμπα
References[edit]
- ^ τούμπα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Further reading[edit]
τούμπα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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