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μούρη
face (colloquial; 'mug') /ˈmuri/
nounB2#2305 most common
Also: mug, puss, snout/muzzle (of an animal), nerve, cheek (idiomatic, 'έχω μούρη')
Example sentences
Πλύνε τη μούρη σου!
Wash your face!
Δες τη μούρη σου στον καθρέφτη.
Look at your mug in the mirror.
Μην κάνεις έτσι τη μούρη σου, δεν έγινε τίποτα.
Don't make that face, nothing happened.
Με τέτοια μούρη που είχε, κατάλαβα αμέσως ότι κάτι πήγε στραβά.
With a face like that, I realized at once that something had gone wrong.
Είχε το θράσος να εμφανιστεί χαμογελαστός, τι μούρη κι αυτή!
He had the nerve to show up all smiles — what cheek!
Όση μούρη κι αν έχεις, δεν πρόκειται να σε ξαναδεχτούν εδώ μέσα μετά απ' όσα έκανες.
However much nerve you have, they won't take you back in here after everything you did.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | μούρη | μούρες |
| Genitive | μούρης | μουρών |
| Accusative | μούρη | μούρες |
| Vocative | μούρη | μούρες |
Word family
μουράκιlittle face (diminutive)
γλυκομούραa sweet-faced girl
ξινομούρηςsour-faced, grumpy
ασχημομούρηςugly-faced
Etymology
Μούρη is a colloquial Modern Greek word for 'face' or 'mug'. Its origin is debated; it is generally taken to be a medieval/early-modern word connected with the Romance group of words for 'snout, muzzle'. It is not securely inherited from an Indo-European root, so no reliable PIE etymon can be given.
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