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βάρκα
boat /ˈvar.ka/
nounB1#1139 most common
Also: small boat, rowboat/dinghy
Example sentences
Η βάρκα είναι μικρή.
The boat is small.
Πηγαίνουμε με τη βάρκα στο νησί.
We go to the island by boat.
Ο παππούς μου έχει μια παλιά ξύλινη βάρκα.
My grandfather has an old wooden boat.
Δέσαμε τη βάρκα στην προβλήτα πριν ξεσπάσει η καταιγίδα.
We tied the boat to the pier before the storm broke out.
Οι ψαράδες επισκεύασαν τις βάρκες τους πριν την έναρξη της αλιευτικής περιόδου.
The fishermen repaired their boats before the start of the fishing season.
Η φθορά του χρόνου είχε αφήσει έντονα τα σημάδια της στο σκαρί της παλιάς βάρκας.
The wear of time had left its marks clearly on the hull of the old boat.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η βάρκα | οι βάρκες |
| Genitive | της βάρκας | των βαρκών |
| Accusative | τη βάρκα | τις βάρκες |
| Vocative | βάρκα | βάρκες |
Word family
βαρκούλαlittle boat (diminutive, affectionate)
βαρκάρηςboatman, ferryman
βαρκάδαa boat trip or outing
βαρκούλεςlittle boats (plural)
Etymology
Βάρκα entered Greek from Italian barca, meaning a small boat. Italian barca traces back to Latin barca, a variant of barcha or baris, a word for boat whose deeper origin is disputed and possibly non-Indo-European. Greek adopted the word during centuries of contact with Italian maritime trade, especially under Venetian and Genoese influence in Greek ports and islands. It settled into everyday Greek as the plain word for a small boat.
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