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αχυρώνας
barn /a.xiˈro.nas/
nounC1#3064 most common
Also: hayloft, straw shed
Example sentences
Ο αχυρώνας είναι μεγάλος.
The barn is big.
Τα άλογα κοιμούνται στον αχυρώνα.
The horses sleep in the barn.
Ο γεωργός γέμισε τον αχυρώνα με άχυρο πριν τον χειμώνα.
The farmer filled the barn with straw before winter.
Παλιά, τα παιδιά έπαιζαν κρυφτό μέσα στον αχυρώνα.
In the old days, the children used to play hide and seek inside the barn.
Ο παλιός αχυρώνας πήρε φωτιά μέσα στη νύχτα και κάηκε ολοσχερώς.
The old barn caught fire during the night and burned down completely.
Στο βάθος του χωραφιού διακρινόταν ο ερειπωμένος αχυρώνας, μάρτυρας μιας εποχής που είχε πια περάσει ανεπιστρεπτί.
In the depths of the field, one could make out the ruined barn, a witness to an era that had already passed irrevocably.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο αχυρώνας | οι αχυρώνες |
| Genitive | του αχυρώνα | των αχυρώνων |
| Accusative | τον αχυρώνα | τους αχυρώνες |
| Vocative | αχυρώνα | αχυρώνες |
Word family
άχυροstraw, chaff
αχυρένιοςmade of straw
αχυρώδηςchaffy, full of chaff
Etymology
The word combines άχυρο, meaning straw or chaff, with the suffix -ώνας, which marks a place associated with the root. The same suffix appears in words like αμπελώνας (vineyard) and περιβολώνας (orchard), all naming a place defined by what it holds or grows. So αχυρώνας literally means the place where straw is kept: a barn.
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