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
IPA: ˈkukla
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
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"