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

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeκούκλακούκλες
genitiveκούκλαςκουκλών
accusativeκούκλακούκλες
vocativeκούκλακούκλες

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"