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μυρωδιά
smell (odor, scent) /mi.ro.ðˈja/
nounB1#1168 most common
Also: odor, scent, aroma
Example sentences
Η μυρωδιά του καφέ είναι υπέροχη.
The smell of the coffee is wonderful.
Μου αρέσει η μυρωδιά της θάλασσας.
I like the smell of the sea.
Το σπίτι είχε μια περίεργη μυρωδιά όταν μπήκαμε μέσα.
The house had a strange smell when we went inside.
Οι μυρωδιές από τον φούρνο γέμιζαν όλο το τετράγωνο.
The smells from the bakery filled the whole block.
Καμιά φορά μια μυρωδιά μπορεί να σου φέρει πίσω αναμνήσεις που είχες ξεχάσει εντελώς.
Sometimes a smell can bring back memories you had completely forgotten.
Παρά τον εξαερισμό, η μυρωδιά των χημικών παρέμενε αισθητή σε όλους τους διαδρόμους του εργαστηρίου.
Despite the ventilation, the smell of the chemicals stayed noticeable throughout the lab's corridors.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | μυρωδιά | μυρωδιές |
| Genitive | μυρωδιάς | μυρωδιών |
| Accusative | μυρωδιά | μυρωδιές |
| Vocative | μυρωδιά | μυρωδιές |
Word family
μυρίζωto smell (transitive or intransitive)
μυρωδάτοςsweet-smelling, fragrant
μυρωδικόaromatic herb or spice
ευωδιάfragrance
βρωμωδιάstench
Etymology
Μυρωδιά comes from μυρίζω, the verb for smelling or giving off a scent, joined with the suffix -ωδιά that forms abstract nouns of quality or state. That verb traces back to μύρον, the ancient word for scented oil or myrrh, which most scholars treat as a loan from a Semitic word for myrrh rather than native Greek vocabulary. Because the root entered Greek from another language family, no Indo-European ancestor can be given for it.
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