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μπλούζα
blouse (or shirt/top) /bluˈza/
nounB1#1608 most common
Also: shirt, top
Example sentences
Η μπλούζα μου είναι μπλε.
My shirt is blue.
Αγόρασα μια καινούρια μπλούζα χθες.
I bought a new blouse yesterday.
Αυτή η μπλούζα δεν μου κάνει, είναι πολύ μικρή.
This shirt doesn't fit me, it's too small.
Έβαλε τη μπλούζα της στο πλυντήριο χωρίς να την ελέγξει.
She put her blouse in the washing machine without checking it.
Το κατάστημα έχει μπλούζες σε όλα τα χρώματα και μεγέθη.
The store has shirts in every color and size.
Το χρώμα των μπλουζών που επέλεξε ταίριαζε απόλυτα με το ύφασμα της φούστας.
The color of the blouses she chose matched the fabric of the skirt perfectly.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η μπλούζα | οι μπλούζες |
| Genitive | της μπλούζας | των μπλουζών |
| Accusative | τη μπλούζα | τις μπλούζες |
| Vocative | μπλούζα | μπλούζες |
Word family
μπλουζάκιt-shirt (diminutive)
μπλουζοφόρεμαblouse-style dress
φόρεμαdress (related clothing term, not derived)
Etymology
Μπλούζα entered Greek as a direct loan from Italian blusa or French blouse. The ultimate origin of the French word is disputed and not securely traced further back. Greek simply adapted the foreign word with its own noun ending, -α, to fit the feminine first-declension pattern.
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