Learn Greek › B2 › κουδούνι
κουδούνι
bell /kuˈðuni/
nounB2#2499 most common
Also: doorbell, buzzer
Example sentences
Το κουδούνι χτυπάει.
The bell is ringing.
Πάτησε το κουδούνι της πόρτας.
He pressed the doorbell.
Το κουδούνι του σχολείου χτύπησε για διάλειμμα.
The school bell rang for recess.
Δεν άκουσα το κουδούνι γιατί φορούσα ακουστικά.
I didn't hear the doorbell because I was wearing headphones.
Το κουδούνι του ποδηλάτου του χάλασε και έπρεπε να το αντικαταστήσει.
His bicycle bell broke and he had to replace it.
Μόλις χτύπησε το κουδούνι, οι μαθητές μαζεύτηκαν στο προαύλιο σαν να είχαν εξασκηθεί επί ώρες σε αυτή την ακριβή στιγμή.
As soon as the bell rang, the students gathered in the courtyard as if they had practiced for hours for that exact moment.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το κουδούνι | τα κουδούνια |
| Genitive | του κουδουνιού | των κουδουνιών |
| Accusative | το κουδούνι | τα κουδούνια |
| Vocative | κουδούνι | κουδούνια |
Word family
κουδουνίζωto jingle, ring
κουδούνισμαringing, jingling sound
κουδουνίστραbaby's rattle
κουδουνάκιlittle bell
Etymology
Κουδούνι comes from the Byzantine and later Greek koudouni, a diminutive-style formation built on an earlier root tied to sound and jingling. Its ultimate origin is debated among Greek etymologists, and some link it to a pre-Greek or Balkan substrate word rather than to Ancient Greek directly. Because the deeper root is uncertain, no secure Proto-Indo-European ancestor can be given.
Learn Greek the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 3,509 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 3,509 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free