αγυιά

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Katharevousa ἀγυιά (aguiá) from Ancient Greek ἀγυιᾱ́ (aguiā́), less common variant of ἄγυια (águia). Loaned in the 19th century to substitute the Demotic σοκάκι (sokáki) which was a Turkish loanword.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʝiˈa/

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• Hyphenation: α‧γυι‧ά

Noun

αγυιά • (agyiá) f (plural αγυιές) (originally Katharevousa, now formal, archaic, often sarcastic)

1. (dated) lane, back street, side street (small and narrow street or alley)

   informal, standard synonym: σοκάκι n (sokáki).

   Near-synonyms: δρόμος m (drómos), οδός f (odós, “street”)

   ανά τας οδούς και τας αγυιάς (from a Katharevousa set phrase)

   aná tas odoús kai tas agyiás

   everywhere, up every byroad

   (literally, “by the roads and lanes”)

Declension

Declension of αγυιά

	singular	plural
nominative	αγυιά •	αγυιές •
genitive	αγυιάς •	αγυιών •
accusative	αγυιά •	αγυιές •
vocative	αγυιά •	αγυιές •

Derived terms

• αγυιόπαιδο n (agyiópaido, “street urchin”)
• ανά τας οδούς και τας αγυιάς (aná tas odoús kai tas agyiás) (from Katharevousa)
• ανά τας ρύμας και τας αγυιάς (aná tas rýmas kai tas agyiás) (from Katharevousa)