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πιστόλι
pistol /piˈstoli/
nounB1#1705 most common
Also: handgun
Example sentences
Το πιστόλι είναι εδώ.
The pistol is here.
Ο αστυνομικός έχει ένα πιστόλι.
The policeman has a pistol.
Έβαλε το πιστόλι στην τσέπη του.
He put the pistol in his pocket.
Ο ληστής κρατούσε πιστόλι στο χέρι του.
The robber held a pistol in his hand.
Αστυνομικοί βρήκαν δύο πιστόλια κρυμμένα στο αυτοκίνητο.
Police found two pistols hidden in the car.
Αν και το πιστόλι ήταν άδειο, η απειλή προκάλεσε πανικό στο πλήθος.
Although the pistol was empty, the threat caused panic in the crowd.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το πιστόλι | τα πιστόλια |
| Genitive | του πιστολιού | των πιστολιών |
| Accusative | το πιστόλι | τα πιστόλια |
| Vocative | πιστόλι | πιστόλια |
Word family
πιστολιάa pistol shot
πιστολάκιsmall pistol, or colloquially a hairdryer
πιστολέροgunslinger, gunman (borrowed separately from Spanish/English)
οπλοφόροςarmed, carrying a weapon
Etymology
Πιστόλι entered Greek as a loanword from Italian pistola. The Italian term itself traces back through older European trade and military vocabulary, though its deepest origin is disputed among etymologists. Greek simply adapted the Italian word with a neuter -ι ending, the pattern it uses for many borrowed object nouns.
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