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πίπα
(smoking) pipe /ˈpi.pa/
nounB2#2413 most common
Also: tobacco pipe, (vulgar slang, in the phrase "κάνω πίπα") to give oral sex
Example sentences
Ο παππούς καπνίζει πίπα.
Grandpa smokes a pipe.
Η πίπα του παππού είναι παλιά.
Grandpa's pipe is old.
Αγόρασα μια καινούργια πίπα από το κατάστημα καπνού.
I bought a new pipe from the tobacco shop.
Στο ράφι υπήρχαν πολλές πίπες διαφορετικών σχημάτων.
On the shelf there were many pipes of different shapes.
Ο συλλέκτης καμάρωνε για τις σπάνιες πίπες του, φτιαγμένες από ρίζα ερείκης.
The collector was proud of his rare pipes, made from briar root.
Καθισμένος στην πολυθρόνα, γέμιζε αργά την πίπα του με καπνό, σαν να τελούσε μια μικρή τελετουργία.
Sitting in the armchair, he slowly filled his pipe with tobacco, as if performing a small ritual.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η πίπα | οι πίπες |
| Genitive | της πίπας | των πιπών |
| Accusative | την πίπα | τις πίπες |
| Vocative | πίπα | πίπες |
Word family
πιπάκιlittle pipe (diminutive)
τσιμπούκιtobacco pipe (near-synonym, Turkish loan)
κάνω πίπαvulgar slang idiom: to give oral sex
Etymology
Πίπα entered Greek from Italian "pipa", meaning a tobacco pipe. The Italian word goes back to Vulgar Latin "pipa", itself linked to the verb "pipare", to peep or chirp, an imitative word for a thin piping sound. The tube-like shape of a smoking pipe gave the object the same name as the sound.
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