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πεταλούδα
butterfly /petaˈluða/
nounB2#2773 most common
Also: bow tie (colloquial), farfalle pasta (informal, from its butterfly shape)
Example sentences
Η πεταλούδα είναι όμορφη.
The butterfly is beautiful.
Μια πεταλούδα πετάει πάνω από τα λουλούδια.
A butterfly flies over the flowers.
Το παιδί κυνηγάει μια πολύχρωμη πεταλούδα στον κήπο.
The child chases a colorful butterfly in the garden.
Η κάμπια μεταμορφώνεται σε πεταλούδα μέσα σε λίγες εβδομάδες.
The caterpillar turns into a butterfly within a few weeks.
Στον κήπο μαζεύτηκαν δεκάδες πεταλούδες που προσελκύθηκαν από το αγιόκλημα.
Dozens of butterflies gathered in the garden, drawn by the honeysuckle.
Η ποιήτρια παρομοίασε την ψυχή με μια πεταλούδα που πετά ανάμεσα σε δύο κόσμους, εύθραυστη και ασταθής.
The poet compared the soul to a butterfly flying between two worlds, fragile and unstable.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | πεταλούδα | πεταλούδες |
| Genitive | πεταλούδας | πεταλούδων |
| Accusative | πεταλούδα | πεταλούδες |
| Vocative | πεταλούδα | πεταλούδες |
Word family
πέταλοpetal, leaf, thin plate
πεταλουδάκιlittle butterfly (diminutive)
πεταλουδίτσαlittle butterfly (affectionate diminutive)
Etymology
Πεταλούδα is a Modern Greek formation built on πέταλο, the word for a leaf or petal, with the diminutive-feminine suffix -ούδα attached. The name likely points to the thin, flat, leaf-like shape of the insect's wings. It is not related to πέτομαι, the verb for flying, despite the surface resemblance. No secure Proto-Indo-European root can be assigned to the word as a whole, since it is a later Greek coinage rather than an inherited form.
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