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γκρι
gray /ɡɾi/
nounC1#3120 most common
Also: grey, the color gray
Example sentences
Ο ουρανός είναι γκρι.
The sky is gray.
Έχω ένα γκρι πουκάμισο.
I have a gray shirt.
Αγόρασε ένα γκρι αυτοκίνητο.
He bought a gray car.
Τα μαλλιά της άρχισαν να γίνονται γκρι νωρίς.
Her hair started turning gray early.
Το γκρι θεωρείται ουδέτερο και διακριτικό χρώμα στη μόδα.
Gray is considered a neutral and discreet color in fashion.
Οι διάφορες αποχρώσεις του γκρι δίνουν στον πίνακα μια μελαγχολική ατμόσφαιρα.
The different shades of gray give the painting a melancholic atmosphere.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το γκρι | τα γκρι |
| Genitive | του γκρι | των γκρι |
| Accusative | το γκρι | τα γκρι |
| Vocative | γκρι | γκρι |
Word family
γκρίζοςgray (native, declinable form)
γκριζωπόςgrayish
γκριζάρωto turn gray, to gray
ασημίsilver-colored (related shade, not a derivative)
Etymology
Greek borrowed γκρι directly from French gris, meaning gray. French gris in turn comes from a Germanic source, the same root that gave English grey and German grau. The word entered Greek in the 19th or 20th century through French cultural and fashion influence and stayed indeclinable, unlike the older native adjective γκρίζος.
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