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πλευρό
rib /plevˈro/
nounB1#1723 most common
Also: side (of the torso), flank
Example sentences
Το πλευρό μου πονάει.
My rib hurts.
Έσπασε ένα πλευρό παίζοντας ποδόσφαιρο.
He broke a rib playing football.
Κοιμάμαι πάντα στο αριστερό μου πλευρό.
I always sleep on my left side.
Ο γιατρός μού είπε ότι έχω ράγισμα στο πλευρό.
The doctor told me I have a hairline fracture in my rib.
Μετά το ατύχημα, ένιωθε δυνατό πόνο στα πλευρά του για εβδομάδες.
After the accident, he felt sharp pain in his ribs for weeks.
Στάθηκε στο πλευρό του φίλου του σε όλες τις δύσκολες στιγμές.
He stood by his friend's side through all the hard times.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το πλευρό | τα πλευρά |
| Genitive | του πλευρού | των πλευρών |
| Accusative | το πλευρό | τα πλευρά |
| Vocative | πλευρό | πλευρά |
Word family
πλευράside (of a shape, an argument, or a direction)
πλευρικόςlateral, pleural
πλευρίτιδαpleurisy
τρίπλευροςthree-sided, triangular
Etymology
Πλευρό comes from Ancient Greek πλευρόν, meaning rib or side of the body. The deeper origin of πλευρόν is not securely established, so no confirmed Indo-European root can be given. English medical terms such as pleura and pleurisy borrowed this Greek root directly, rather than descending from it through a shared ancestor.
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