γλώσσα
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa).
Pronunciation
Noun
γλώσσα • (glóssa) f (plural γλώσσες)
- (anatomy) tongue (muscular organ in the mouth used to eat and speak)
- Πρόσεξε μη δαγκώσεις κατά λάθος τη γλώσσα σου. ― Prósexe mi dagkóseis katá láthos ti glóssa sou. ― Be careful not to accidentally bite your tongue.
- Ο Παππούς έχει καρκίνο της γλώσσας. ― O Pappoús échei karkíno tis glóssas. ― Grandad has tongue cancer.
- Figurative senses.
- (figuratively, of a shoe) tongue (the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot)
- η γλώσσα του παπουτσιού ― i glóssa tou papoutsioú ― the tongue of the shoe
- (figuratively) tongue (an individual point of flame from a fire)
- πύρινες γλώσσες φωτιάς ― pýrines glósses fotiás ― fiery tongues of fire
- (figuratively) tongue (a long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake)
- γλώσσα στεριάς που προχωρεί στη θάλασσα ― glóssa steriás pou prochoreí sti thálassa ― a tongue of land which projects into the sea
- (figuratively, of a shoe) tongue (the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot)
- (linguistics, metonymically, all senses) language, tongue (words and methods of combining them understood by a community and used as a form of communication)
- Η Ελληνική είναι πλούσια γλώσσα. ― I Ellinikí eínai ploúsia glóssa. ― Greek is a rich language.
- Ποια είναι η επίσημη γλώσσα εδώ; ― Poia eínai i epísimi glóssa edó? ― What is the official language here?
- μητρική γλώσσα ― mitrikí glóssa ― mother tongue
- φυσική γλώσσα ― fysikí glóssa ― native/natural language
- τεχνητή γλώσσα ― technití glóssa ― artificial language
- sole (Solea solea, a flatfish of the family Soleidae)
- Φάγαμε χθες γλώσσα για βραδινό. ― Fágame chthes glóssa gia vradinó. ― We ate sole yesterday for supper.
Declension
Declension of γλώσσα
Synonyms
- (shoe tongue): γλωσσίδι n (glossídi)
Derived terms
- αλλογλώσσος (alloglóssos, “in a foreign language”)
- βγάζω γλώσσα (vgázo glóssa, “to mouth off”)
- γλωσσ. (gloss., abbreviation)
- γλώσσα προγραμματισμού f (glóssa programmatismoú, “programming language”)
- γλωσσάκι n (glossáki, diminutive)
- γλωσσίτσα f (glossítsa, diminutive)
- δαγκώνω τη γλώσσα μου (dagkóno ti glóssa mou, “to bite one's tongue”)
- ισόγλωσσο f (isóglosso, “isogloss”)
- στην άκρη της γλώσσας (stin ákri tis glóssas, “on the tip of one's tongue”)
Further reading
γλώσσα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el