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γιλέκο
vest /ʝiˈleko/
nounC1#3889 most common
Also: waistcoat, life jacket (in compounds like γιλέκο σωτηρίας)
Example sentences
Φοράω ένα γιλέκο.
I am wearing a vest.
Το γιλέκο μου είναι μπλε.
My vest is blue.
Αγόρασα ένα γιλέκο για τον χειμώνα.
I bought a vest for the winter.
Ο αστυνομικός φορούσε αλεξίσφαιρο γιλέκο.
The police officer was wearing a bulletproof vest.
Τα γιλέκα ασφαλείας είναι υποχρεωτικά σε ορισμένα εργοτάξια.
Safety vests are mandatory on certain construction sites.
Το χρώμα των γιλέκων που φορούσαν οι διαδηλωτές έγινε σύμβολο του κινήματος.
The color of the vests the protesters wore became a symbol of the movement.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το γιλέκο | τα γιλέκα |
| Genitive | του γιλέκου | των γιλέκων |
| Accusative | το γιλέκο | τα γιλέκα |
| Vocative | γιλέκο | γιλέκα |
Word family
γιλεκάκιlittle vest, small vest (diminutive)
αλεξίσφαιρο γιλέκοbulletproof vest
σωσίβιο γιλέκοlife vest, life jacket
Etymology
Γιλέκο entered Greek from Turkish yelek, meaning vest or waistcoat, during the long period of contact under Ottoman rule. The word spread across the Balkans through Turkish, so several neighboring languages share close forms. It is not a native Greek formation and has no Indo-European root of its own within Greek.
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