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κανάλι
channel /kaˈnali/
nounB1#1565 most common
Also: canal, TV station
Example sentences
Ποιο κανάλι βλέπεις;
Which channel are you watching?
Αλλάζω κανάλι με το τηλεκοντρόλ.
I change the channel with the remote control.
Αυτό το κανάλι δείχνει ειδήσεις όλη μέρα.
This channel shows news all day.
Το πλοίο πέρασε από το κανάλι της Κορίνθου.
The ship passed through the Corinth Canal.
Τα κρατικά κανάλια έχουν χαμηλότερη τηλεθέαση φέτος.
State channels have lower ratings this year.
Η ρύθμιση της αγοράς μέσω πολλών καναλιών διανομής είναι πολύπλοκη.
Regulating the market through multiple distribution channels is complex.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το κανάλι | τα κανάλια |
| Genitive | του καναλιού | των καναλιών |
| Accusative | το κανάλι | τα κανάλια |
| Vocative | κανάλι | κανάλια |
Word family
καναλάκιsmall canal or channel (diminutive)
πολυκάναλοςmultichannel
καναλάρχηςchannel owner or media mogul (informal)
τηλεοπτικό κανάλιtelevision channel
Etymology
Κανάλι entered Greek from Italian canale, which comes from Latin canalis, meaning pipe or channel. Canalis derives from canna, meaning reed or tube, a word many scholars believe Latin itself borrowed from a Semitic source rather than inheriting from Indo-European. The modern senses of television channel and communication channel are twentieth-century extensions of the older meaning, waterway.
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