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κραγιόν
lipstick /kraˈʝon/
nounC1#3189 most common
Example sentences
Το κραγιόν είναι κόκκινο.
The lipstick is red.
Βάζω κραγιόν πριν βγω έξω.
I put on lipstick before I go out.
Της αρέσει να φοράει κραγιόν σε έντονα χρώματα.
She likes to wear lipstick in bold colors.
Ξέχασα το κραγιόν μου στο σπίτι της φίλης μου.
I forgot my lipstick at my friend's house.
Το κραγιόν άφησε ένα ίχνος στο ποτήρι του κρασιού.
The lipstick left a mark on the wine glass.
Παρά τις αντιρρήσεις της γιαγιάς της, επέμενε να αγοράσει το πιο φανταχτερό κραγιόν της βιτρίνας.
Despite her grandmother's objections, she insisted on buying the flashiest lipstick in the shop window.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το κραγιόν | τα κραγιόν |
| Genitive | του κραγιόν | των κραγιόν |
| Accusative | το κραγιόν | τα κραγιόν |
| Vocative | κραγιόν | κραγιόν |
Word family
Etymology
Κραγιόν is a direct borrowing from French "crayon," which originally meant pencil or chalk stick. French "crayon" comes from "craie" (chalk), traced back to Latin "creta" (chalk, earth), a term linked to the island of Crete as a source of fine white clay. Greek adopted the French word in the early 20th century specifically for the cosmetic stick used to color lips, narrowing the original sense.
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