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μουστάκι
mustache /mus.ˈta.ci/
nounB2#2537 most common
Also: moustache (British spelling)
Example sentences
Ο παππούς έχει μουστάκι.
Grandpa has a mustache.
Το μουστάκι του είναι μαύρο.
His mustache is black.
Αποφάσισε να ξυρίσει το μουστάκι του.
He decided to shave off his mustache.
Τα παιδιά ζωγράφισαν μουστάκια στις φωτογραφίες για πλάκα.
The kids drew mustaches on the photos for fun.
Το χρώμα του μουστακιού του είχε ασπρίσει με τα χρόνια.
The color of his mustache had turned white over the years.
Παρά τις συμβουλές του κουρέα, επέμενε να κρατήσει το περιποιημένο μουστάκι του στο ίδιο στυλ εδώ και δεκαετίες.
Despite the barber's advice, he insisted on keeping his well-groomed mustache in the same style for decades.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το μουστάκι | τα μουστάκια |
| Genitive | του μουστακιού | των μουστακιών |
| Accusative | το μουστάκι | τα μουστάκια |
| Vocative | μουστάκι | μουστάκια |
Word family
μουστακάτοςhaving a mustache, mustached
μουστακαλήςa mustachioed man (informal)
μουστακάκιa small, cute mustache (double diminutive)
ψαρόμουστοςgrey-mustached
Etymology
Μουστάκι comes from Byzantine Greek μουστάκιον, a diminutive of ancient Greek μύσταξ, meaning the upper lip or the hair on it. Venetian and Italian traders borrowed the Byzantine word as mustacchio, and it passed from there into French as moustache. English then borrowed the French form as mustache, so the Greek word essentially traveled abroad and came back into other languages as a loan rather than descending from a shared ancient root.
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