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κολύμπι
swimming /koˈlim.bi/
nounC1#3035 most common
Also: a swim
Example sentences
Μου αρέσει το κολύμπι.
I like swimming.
Πάμε για κολύμπι στη θάλασσα;
Shall we go for a swim in the sea?
Το κολύμπι είναι καλή άσκηση για την καρδιά.
Swimming is good exercise for the heart.
Τα παιδιά έμαθαν κολύμπι αυτό το καλοκαίρι.
The children learned swimming this summer.
Ο γιατρός μού πρότεινε το κολύμπι για την πλάτη μου.
The doctor recommended swimming for my back.
Η ιστορία του κολυμπιού ως ολυμπιακού αθλήματος ξεκινά το 1896.
The history of swimming as an Olympic sport starts in 1896.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το κολύμπι | τα κολύμπια |
| Genitive | του κολυμπιού | των κολυμπιών |
| Accusative | το κολύμπι | τα κολύμπια |
| Vocative | κολύμπι | κολύμπια |
Word family
κολυμπώto swim
κολυμβητήςswimmer (male)
κολυμβήτριαswimmer (female)
κολυμβητήριοswimming pool facility
κολύμβησηswimming (formal/sport term)
Etymology
Κολύμπι is a modern Greek noun built from the verb κολυμπώ, to swim, which continues ancient κολυμβάω. The ancient verb's root κολυμβ- has no settled origin outside Greek, so scholars treat it as obscure rather than tracing it further back. The noun form κολύμπι arose later as an everyday word for the activity of swimming, alongside the more formal κολύμβηση.
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