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κάλτσα
sock /ˈkalt͡sa/
nounB1#1734 most common
Also: stocking
Example sentences
Η κάλτσα είναι κόκκινη.
The sock is red.
Φοράω άσπρες κάλτσες σήμερα.
I'm wearing white socks today.
Έχασα μια κάλτσα στο πλυντήριο.
I lost a sock in the washing machine.
Δεν βρίσκω ποτέ το ζευγάρι της κάλτσας μου.
I can never find the match for my sock.
Η γιαγιά μου πλέκει κάλτσες με το χέρι κάθε χειμώνα.
My grandmother knits socks by hand every winter.
Παρόλο που αγόρασε δέκα ζευγάρια κάλτσες, καταφέρνει πάντα να χάνει τη μία από κάθε ζευγάρι.
Even though he bought ten pairs of socks, he always manages to lose one from each pair.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η κάλτσα | οι κάλτσες |
| Genitive | της κάλτσας | των καλτσών |
| Accusative | την κάλτσα | τις κάλτσες |
| Vocative | κάλτσα | κάλτσες |
Word family
καλτσάκιlittle sock or bootie, often for babies
καλτσοδέτηςgarter or sock suspender
ξεκάλτσωτοςsockless; informally, unkempt or scruffy
Etymology
Κάλτσα entered Greek from Italian calza, meaning stocking or hose. The Italian word traces back to Latin calceus, a term for a shoe or foot covering. The word spread through trade and everyday contact between Greek speakers and Italian-speaking merchants and rulers in the medieval and early modern periods.
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