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βότκα
vodka /ˈvotka/
nounB2#2449 most common
Example sentences
Θέλω μια βότκα.
I want a vodka.
Η βότκα είναι πολύ δυνατή.
The vodka is very strong.
Πίνει βότκα κάθε Σάββατο βράδυ.
He drinks vodka every Saturday night.
Μου έβαλε λίγη βότκα στο ποτήρι.
He poured me a little vodka in the glass.
Στη Ρωσία, η βότκα συνοδεύει συχνά το φαγητό.
In Russia, vodka often accompanies the meal.
Αν και δεν συμπαθούσε τα αποστάγματα, δέχτηκε να δοκιμάσει τη βότκα που είχαν φέρει από τη Μόσχα.
Although he did not like spirits, he agreed to try the vodka they had brought from Moscow.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η βότκα | οι βότκες |
| Genitive | της βότκας | των βοτκών |
| Accusative | τη βότκα | τις βότκες |
| Vocative | βότκα | βότκες |
Word family
βοτκάκιa small shot of vodka (diminutive, informal)
ποτόdrink (general term, not specific to vodka)αλκοόλalcohol
Etymology
Greek βότκα is a direct borrowing of Russian водка (vodka). The Russian word is a diminutive of вода (voda), meaning water, formed with the suffix -ка. So the original sense is roughly little water.
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