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γάντι
glove /ˈɣandi/
nounC1#3356 most common
Example sentences
Φοράω γάντια όταν κάνει κρύο.
I wear gloves when it's cold.
Το γάντι μου είναι κόκκινο.
My glove is red.
Ο γιατρός φόρεσε γάντια πριν εξετάσει τον ασθενή.
The doctor put on gloves before examining the patient.
Έχασα το ένα γάντι μου στο λεωφορείο.
I lost one of my gloves on the bus.
Ο πυγμάχος έδεσε τα γάντια του πριν τον αγώνα.
The boxer laced up his gloves before the match.
Χειρίστηκε την υπόθεση με γάντια, για να μην προσβάλει κανέναν.
He handled the matter with kid gloves, so as not to offend anyone.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το γάντι | τα γάντια |
| Genitive | του γαντιού | των γαντιών |
| Accusative | το γάντι | τα γάντια |
| Vocative | γάντι | γάντια |
Word family
γάντιglove
γαντάκιsmall glove or mitten (diminutive)
γάντια μποξboxing gloves
χειρουργικό γάντιsurgical glove
Etymology
Greek borrowed γάντι from Venetian Italian guanto during centuries of Venetian presence in the Greek-speaking world. The Italian word itself is a Romance adaptation of an earlier Germanic term for a hand covering. Greek then fitted the borrowing into its own neuter noun pattern, giving it the ending -ι and native declension.
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