πηλοφόρι

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Etymology[edit]

From Byzantine Greek πηλοφόριον (pēlophórion), diminutive of Koine Greek πηλοφόρος (pēlophóros, clay carrier), from Ancient Greek πηλοφορέω (pēlophoréō) / πηλοφορῶ (pēlophorô, to carry clay), from πηλός (pēlós, clay) + φέρω (phérō, to bring, to carry).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /piloˈfoɾi/
  • Hyphenation: πη‧λο‧φό‧ρι

Noun[edit]

πηλοφόρι (pilofórin (plural πηλοφόρια)

  1. hawk, mortarboard (plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on)
    • 1968, “Η Δουλειά Κάνει Τους Άντρες [Hard Work Makes The Man]”, in Manos Eleutheriou (lyrics), Manos Loïzos (music), Ο σταθμός [The Station], performed by Dimitris Efstathiou:
      Η δουλειά κάνει τους άντρες,
      Το γιαπί, το πηλοφόρι, το μυστρί.
      I douleiá kánei tous ántres,
      To giapí, to pilofóri, to mystrí.
      Hard work makes the man,
      The building site, the mortarboard, the trowel.

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