σουβλί

§Greek

§Etymology

Also found in Ancient Greek with the sense of "awl;" akin to Latin subula, both from Proto-Indo-European *sīw- (“to sew”).

§Noun

σουβλί • (souvlí) n (plural σουβλιά)

1. skewer
2. awl, bradawl
3. bodkin

§Declension

σουβλί (souvlí)

	singular	plural
nominative	σουβλί	σουβλιά
genitive	σουβλιού	σουβλιών
accusative	σουβλί	σουβλιά
vocative	σουβλί	σουβλιά

§Synonyms

• (skewer): σούβλα f (soúvla)

§Related terms

• σουβλιά (souvliá, “stab with tool, stabbing pain”)
• σουβλίζω (souvlízo, “to skewer, to impale”)
• σουβλάκι n (souvláki, “food cooked on skewer”)

§See also

• οβελός m (ovelós, “spit”)
• οβελίδιο m (ovelídio, “skewer”)