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σκιά

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σκῐᾱ́ (skiā́f (genitive σκῐᾶς); first declension

  1. shadow
  2. shade (shelter from the sun)
  3. shade (spirit of someone dead)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Byzantine Greek: ἥσκιος (hḗskios)
  • Greek: σκιά (skiá)
  • Mariupol Greek: щадъ (śað)
  • English: scia-
  • French: scia-
  • Italian: scia-

Further reading

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá); Doublet of ίσκιος (ískios).

Noun

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σκιά (skiáf (plural σκιές)

  1. (figurative, literal) shadow, shade
    1. dark area cast by light source
      θέατρο σκιώνthéatro skiónshadow theatre
    2. black area
      Ο ύποπτος χάθηκε μέσα στις σκιές της νύχτας.O ýpoptos cháthike mésa stis skiés tis nýchtas.The suspect disappeared into the shadows of the night.
    3. follower, person following another, tail
    4. shadow effects (in typography, etc)
      σκιά ματιώνskiá matióneye shadow
    5. faded, weakened person
      σκιά του παλιού του εαυτούskiá tou palioú tou eaftoúshadow of his former self
  2. (Kaliarda) secret gay life, double life

Declension

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Declension of σκιά
singular plural
nominative σκιά (skiá) σκιές (skiés)
genitive σκιάς (skiás) σκιών (skión)
accusative σκιά (skiá) σκιές (skiés)
vocative σκιά (skiá) σκιές (skiés)
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Further reading

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