σαγιονάρα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese さよなら (sayonara), shorter form of more traditional さようなら (sayōnara, “goodbye”, literally “if that's the way it is”). Use for footwear comes from first seeing this footwear in the 1957 film Sayonara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saʝoˈnaɾa/
• Hyphenation: σα‧γιο‧νά‧ρα

Noun

σαγιονάρα • (sagionára) f (plural σαγιονάρες)

1. flip-flop, thong, jandal (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour)

   Φόρεσε σαγιονάρες στην κηδεία; Ήμαρτον! ― Fórese sagionáres stin kideía? Ímarton! ― She wore flip-flops to the funeral? My God!

   Synonyms: πέδιλο (pédilo), σανδάλι (sandáli)

Declension

Declension of σαγιονάρα

	singular	plural
nominative	σαγιονάρα •	σαγιονάρες •
genitive	σαγιονάρας •	—
accusative	σαγιονάρα •	σαγιονάρες •
vocative	σαγιονάρα •	σαγιονάρες •