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αγόρι
boy /aˈɣo.ri/
nounA1#162 most common
Also: boyfriend, lad, young man
Example sentences
Το αγόρι παίζει στην αυλή.
The boy is playing in the yard.
Έχω ένα αγόρι και ένα κορίτσι.
I have a boy and a girl.
Το αγόρι μου σπουδάζει στην Αθήνα.
My boyfriend studies in Athens.
Τα αγόρια της τάξης έπαιζαν ποδόσφαιρο μετά το μάθημα.
The boys in the class were playing football after the lesson.
Όταν ήμουν μικρό αγόρι, περνούσα όλα τα καλοκαίρια στο χωριό της γιαγιάς.
When I was a little boy, I used to spend every summer in my grandmother's village.
Το θάρρος εκείνου του αγοριού να υπερασπιστεί τις απόψεις του εντυπωσίασε ακόμη και τους επικριτές του.
That boy's courage to defend his views impressed even his critics.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | αγόρι | αγόρια |
| Genitive | αγοριού | αγοριών |
| Accusative | αγόρι | αγόρια |
| Vocative | αγόρι | αγόρια |
Word family
αγοράκιlittle boy (diminutive)
αγορίστικοςboyish, tomboyish
αγορίστικαin a boyish way
αγόρι μουmy boy / my boyfriend (term of address)
Etymology
From Medieval Greek ἀγώριον/ἀγόριν, generally traced to Byzantine ἄγουρος ('youth, unripe young man'), itself linked to Ancient Greek ἄωρος ('untimely, unripe'), from ἀ- (privative) + ὥρα ('season, prime'). The exact path is debated among etymologists, but the core sense of 'one not yet ripe/grown' is widely accepted. The neuter diminutive form prevailed and lost its diminutive force in Modern Greek.
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