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
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ρολόι | ρολόγια |
| genitive | ρολογιού | ρολογιών |
| accusative | ρολόι | ρολόγια |
| vocative | ρολόι | ρολόγια |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how ρολόι appears in different grammatical contexts.
Related Words
Related Words
Derived Terms
- ρολογάκι (rologáki)"Grek"
- ρολογάρα (rologára)"Grek"
- ρολογάς (rologás)"Grek"
- ρολογάδικο (rologádiko)"Grek"
- ηλιακό ρολόι (iliakó rolói)"Grek"