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διάδρομος
corridor /ðiˈaðromos/
nounB1#1132 most common
Also: hallway, aisle, runway
Example sentences
Ο διάδρομος είναι μακρύς.
The corridor is long.
Το δωμάτιό μου είναι στο τέλος του διαδρόμου.
My room is at the end of the corridor.
Περπατήσαμε στον διάδρομο του σχολείου.
We walked in the school corridor.
Τα παιδιά έτρεχαν στους διαδρόμους του ξενοδοχείου.
The children were running in the hotel's corridors.
Παρακαλώ αφήστε ελεύθερο τον διάδρομο διαφυγής.
Please keep the emergency exit corridor clear.
Ζήτησα θέση δίπλα στον διάδρομο για να μπορώ να σηκώνομαι εύκολα.
I asked for an aisle seat so I could get up easily.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο διάδρομος | οι διάδρομοι |
| Genitive | του διαδρόμου | των διαδρόμων |
| Accusative | τον διάδρομο | τους διαδρόμους |
| Vocative | διάδρομε | διάδρομοι |
Word family
Etymology
The word joins the prefix δια- (through) with δρόμος (a run, a course), from the verb τρέχω, to run. Together they describe a space one passes through. Modern Greek kept the sense of a passage and extended it to aisles and airport runways.
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