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βεράντα
veranda /veˈranda/
nounC1#3280 most common
Also: porch, terrace (of a house)
Example sentences
Η βεράντα είναι μεγάλη.
The veranda is big.
Καθόμαστε στη βεράντα το απόγευμα.
We sit on the veranda in the afternoon.
Ποτίζω τα λουλούδια στη βεράντα κάθε πρωί.
I water the flowers on the veranda every morning.
Από τη βεράντα μας βλέπουμε όλη τη θάλασσα.
From our veranda we can see the whole sea.
Θα ήθελα να φτιάξω μια ξύλινη βεράντα πίσω από το σπίτι.
I would like to build a wooden veranda behind the house.
Η παλιά βεράντα, με τα σκουριασμένα κάγκελα και τις σπασμένες πλάκες, θύμιζε αλλοτινές εποχές.
The old veranda, with its rusted railings and broken tiles, was reminiscent of bygone times.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η βεράντα | οι βεράντες |
| Genitive | της βεράντας | των βεραντών |
| Accusative | τη βεράντα | τις βεράντες |
| Vocative | βεράντα | βεράντες |
Word family
βεράνταveranda, porch
βεραντούλαsmall, cozy veranda (colloquial diminutive)
μπαλκόνιbalcony (a different Italian loanword, related in meaning)
ταράτσαflat rooftop terrace (another Italian loanword, related in meaning)Etymology
Βεράντα is a modern loanword, not an inherited Greek term. Greek took it from Italian veranda, which in turn came from Portuguese varanda, meaning a railing or open gallery on a house. The word's deeper origin before Portuguese is disputed among etymologists, with some tracing it to South Asian languages, so no secure Indo-European root can be given.
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