αγυιά

Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀγυιά f (aguiá) ((Katharevousa) in polytonic script)

Etymology

From Katharevousa ἀγυιά. Τhe ancient ᾰ̓́γυιᾰ (águia) (rarely found as ᾰ̓γυιᾱ́) revived in the 19th century to substitute the demotic σοκάκι (sokáki) which was a Turkish loanword.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʝi.ˈa/

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• Hyphenation: α‧γυι‧ά
• Compare to paronyms άγια (“holy”) /ˈa.ʝi.a/ & /ˈa.ʝa/

Noun

αγυιά • (agyiá) f (plural αγυιές)

1. (formal, archaic, often sarcastic) lane, back street, side street (small and narrow street or alley)

   ανά τας οδούς και τας αγυιάς

   aná tas odoús kai tas agyiás

   everywhere, up every byroad

   (literally, “by the roads and lanes -Katharevousa set phrase-”)

Declension

Declension of αγυιά

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

Synonyms

• δρόμος m (drómos, “street”)
• σοκάκι n (sokáki, “back street, alley”)
• also see οδός f (odós, “street”) (formal)

Derived terms

• ανά τας οδούς και τας αγυιάς (aná tas odoús kai tas agyiás) (Katharevousa)
• ανά τας ρύμας και τας αγυιάς (aná tas rýmas kai tas agyiás) (Katharevousa)

Related terms

• αγυιόπαις m (agyiópais, “street urchin”) (Katharevousa)
• αγυιόπαιδο n (agyiópaido, “street urchin”)