κούκλα (koúkla)
English: doll
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About κούκλα
As a noun, κούκλα is of the feminine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: κού‧κλα
Definitions & Examples
- noun:doll, puppet, marionette (toy in the form of a human, usually of a baby or girl)Examples:
- Synonyms: μαριονέτα f (marionéta), ανδρείκελο n (andreíkelo)
 - Το κοριτσάκι παίζει με τις κούκλες.To koritsáki paízei me tis koúkles.
 - The little girl plays with the dolls.
 
 - noun:mannequin, dummy (life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes)Examples:
- Synonyms: μανεκέν n (manekén), ανδρείκελο n (andreíkelo)
 - Κοίταγε τις κούκλες στην βιτρίνα.Koítage tis koúkles stin vitrína.
 - She was looking at the mannequins in the display.
 
 - noun:(figuratively) doll, dish, peach, beauty, babe, bombshell (very attractive woman)Examples:
- Synonyms: καλλονή f (kalloní), ομορφονιά f (omorfoniá)
 - Κοίτα κάτι κούκλες στην παραλία, θεέ μου!Koíta káti koúkles stin paralía, theé mou!
 - Look at those babes on the beach, my god!
 
 - noun:(colloquial, endearing) darling, sweetheart, babycakes (term of affection for young woman)Examples:
- Synonyms: αγάπη f (agápi), μωρό f (moró)
 - Να ’σαι καλά, κούκλα μου!Na ’sai kalá, koúkla mou!
 - Take care of yourself, sweetheart!
 
 - noun:skein (length of cotton yarn put up together)Examples:
- Synonym: κουβάρι n (kouvári)
 - Χρειάζεσαι πέντε κούκλες για να φτιάξεις πουλόβερ.Chreiázesai pénte koúkles gia na ftiáxeis poulóver.
 - You need five skeins to make a jumper.
 
 
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural | 
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κούκλα | κούκλες | 
| genitive | κούκλας | κουκλών | 
| accusative | κούκλα | κούκλες | 
| vocative | κούκλα | κούκλες | 
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how κούκλα appears in different grammatical contexts.
Derived Terms
- έξω κούκλα, μέσα πανούκλα (éxo koúkla, mésa panoúkla)"Grek"
 - κουκλάκι (koukláki)"Grek"
 - κουκλάρα (kouklára)"Grek"
 - κουκλί (kouklí)"Grek"
 - κουκλίτσα (kouklítsa)"Grek"
 - κουκλοθέατρο (kouklothéatro)"Grek"
 - κουκλόσπιτο (kouklóspito)"Grek"