ελιά
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (formal): ελαία f (elaía)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ελιά • (eliá) f (plural ελιές)
- olive
- olive tree
- mole, wart (skin blemish)
- (colloquial) gland
Declension
[edit]Declension of ελιά
Synonyms
[edit]- (oil): έλαιο n (élaio)
- (tree): ελαιόδεντρο n (elaiódentro)
- (mole): σπίλος m (spílos)
- (gland): αδένας m (adénas)
Related terms
[edit]- αγουρέλαιο n (agourélaio, “green olive oil”)
- αγριελιά f (agrieliá, “wild olive tree”)
- ελαϊκός (elaïkós, “oleic”)
- ελαιογραφία f (elaiografía, “oil painting”)
- ελαιοτριβείο n (elaiotriveío, “olive-press”)
- ελαιόχρους (elaióchrous, “olive coloured”)
- ελαιόχρωμα n (elaióchroma, “oil paint”)
- ελαιώδης (elaiódis, “oily”)
- ελαιών m (elaión, “olive grove”) (Katharevousa)
- ελαιώνας m (elaiónas, “olive grove”)
Further reading
[edit]- ελιά on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el