Learn Greek › C1 › μπανάνα
μπανάνα
banana /baˈnana/
nounC1#3894 most common
Example sentences
Θέλω μια μπανάνα.
I want a banana.
Η μπανάνα είναι κίτρινη.
The banana is yellow.
Τρώω μια μπανάνα κάθε πρωί.
I eat a banana every morning.
Αγόρασε δύο κιλά μπανάνες από το μανάβικο.
He bought two kilos of bananas from the greengrocer.
Έβαλε τη φλούδα της μπανάνας στα σκουπίδια.
She put the banana peel in the trash.
Η τιμή των μπανανών ανέβηκε λόγω της κακής σοδειάς στην Κεντρική Αμερική.
The price of bananas rose because of the poor harvest in Central America.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η μπανάνα | οι μπανάνες |
| Genitive | της μπανάνας | των μπανανών |
| Accusative | τη μπανάνα | τις μπανάνες |
| Vocative | μπανάνα | μπανάνες |
Word family
μπανανιάbanana tree/plant
μπανανόφλουδαbanana peel
μπανανένιοςmade of or resembling banana
Etymology
Greek borrowed μπανάνα directly from a Western European language, most likely Italian or French, in the modern era, since the fruit and its name were unknown in antiquity. Those European languages in turn got the word from West African sources, possibly Wolof, during the period of Portuguese and Spanish trade contact in the 16th and 17th centuries. The word entered many world languages through this same colonial trade route with little change in form.
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