φωτιά
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Etymology[edit]
From Byzantine Greek φωτία (phōtía), from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs), variant of φᾰ́ος (pháos, “light”), from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os.
Compare Mariupol Greek фоты́я (fotýja), футы́я (futýja).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
φωτιά • (fotiá) f (plural φωτιές)
- fire
- flame, sparkle
- light (for cigarette, etc)
- Δεν έχω φωτιά. ― Den écho fotiá. ― I don't have a light.
Declension[edit]
declension of φωτιά
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- see: φως n (fos, “light”)
Further reading[edit]
- φωτιά - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
φωτιά on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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