ρολόι (rolói)

English: clock

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About ρολόι

As a noun, ρολόι is of the neuter gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ρο‧λό‧ι

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    clock, timepiece (instrument that measures or keeps track of time)
    Examples:
    • Το ρολόι σταμάτησε να δουλεύει και χρειάζεται επισκευή.To rolói stamátise na doulévei kai chreiázetai episkeví.
    • The clock stopped working and needs repair.
  • noun:
    1974, Stavros Kouyioumtzis, “Ήταν Πέντε, Ήταν Έξι [It Was Five, It Was Six]”, in Μικρές Πολιτείες [Small States], performed by George Dalaras:
    Examples:
    • Έκλαψα για τη ζωή μου και για το γραφτό,το ρολόι μου δείχνει οχτώ.Éklapsa gia ti zoḯ mou kai gia to graftó,to rolói mou deíchnei ochtó.
    • I wept for my life and for fate,My clock is showing eight.
  • noun:
    (more specifically) watch, wristwatch (portable or wearable timepiece)
    Examples:
    • Το λουρί του ρολογιού μου έχει σπάσει.To lourí tou rologioú mou échei spásei.
    • The strap of my watch is broken.
  • noun:
    (more specifically) clock tower (tower with clock with several faces and/or bells)
    Examples:
    • Το ρολόι στο Λονδίνο ονομάζεται «Μπιγκ Μπεν».To rolói sto Londíno onomázetai «Mpigk Ben».
    • The clock tower in London is called 'Big Ben'.
  • noun:
    (figuratively) meter (device that measures things)
    Examples:
    • το ρολόι του ηλεκτρικού (to rolói tou ilektrikoú) — the electricity meter
    • το ρολόι του νερού (to rolói tou neroú) — the water meter
  • noun:
    (rarely) passion flower (genus Passiflora)

Declension Table

neuter noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeρολόιρολόγια
genitiveρολογιούρολογιών
accusativeρολόιρολόγια
vocativeρολόιρολόγια

Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how ρολόι appears in different grammatical contexts.

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Derived Terms

  • ρολογάκι (rologáki)"Grek"
  • ρολογάρα (rologára)"Grek"
  • ρολογάς (rologás)"Grek"
  • ρολογάδικο (rologádiko)"Grek"
  • ηλιακό ρολόι (iliakó rolói)"Grek"