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μάσκα
mask /ˈmaska/
nounB1#1430 most common
Also: face mask, disguise
Example sentences
Η Μαρία φοράει μάσκα.
Maria is wearing a mask.
Πρέπει να βάλεις τη μάσκα σου πριν μπεις μέσα.
You must put on your mask before you go inside.
Στο καρναβάλι, τα παιδιά αγόρασαν πολύχρωμες μάσκες.
At the carnival, the children bought colorful masks.
Χωρίς τη μάσκα του, κανείς δεν τον αναγνώρισε στο πάρτι.
Without his mask, no one recognized him at the party.
Ο γιατρός φορούσε μάσκα και γάντια καθ' όλη τη διάρκεια της χειρουργικής επέμβασης.
The doctor wore a mask and gloves throughout the surgical operation.
Πίσω από τη μάσκα της ευγένειας, έκρυβε μια βαθιά πικρία.
Behind the mask of politeness, she hid a deep bitterness.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η μάσκα | οι μάσκες |
| Genitive | της μάσκας | των μασκών |
| Accusative | τη μάσκα | τις μάσκες |
| Vocative | μάσκα | μάσκες |
Word family
μασκαράςmasked reveler; colloquially, a sly or two-faced person
μασκέmasked, as in a masked ball
απομασκώνωto unmask, to expose someone's true nature
μασκοφόροςa masked person
Etymology
Μάσκα entered Greek from Italian maschera, part of a wave of Venetian and Italian loanwords that spread across the Mediterranean. The Italian word itself traces to Medieval Latin masca, meaning mask or specter, though its ultimate origin before that is disputed among scholars. Some link it to a pre-Latin Mediterranean word, others to Arabic maskharah, meaning buffoon or mockery, but neither claim is settled.
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