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σκιά
shadow /ski.ˈa/
nounB1#1594 most common
Also: shade, silhouette
Example sentences
Η σκιά μου είναι μεγάλη το πρωί.
My shadow is long in the morning.
Κάθισε στη σκιά του δέντρου.
He sat in the shade of the tree.
Τα παιδιά έπαιζαν με τις σκιές τους στον τοίχο.
The children played with their shadows on the wall.
Η σκιά του βουνού σκέπασε το χωριό πριν δύσει ο ήλιος.
The mountain's shadow covered the village before the sun set.
Το θέατρο σκιών είναι μια παραδοσιακή τέχνη στην Ελλάδα.
Shadow theater is a traditional art in Greece.
Η σκιά της αμφιβολίας δεν έφυγε ποτέ από το μυαλό του.
The shadow of doubt never left his mind.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η σκιά | οι σκιές |
| Genitive | της σκιάς | των σκιών |
| Accusative | τη σκιά | τις σκιές |
| Vocative | σκιά | σκιές |
Word family
σκιάζωto shade, to overshadow, to frighten
σκιερόςshady, shaded
σκιώδηςshadowy, faint
σκιαγραφίαsilhouette, shadow outline
σκιάχτροscarecrow
Etymology
Σκιά comes from Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá), meaning shadow or shade, a word already common in Homer. Scholars trace it to an old root for darkness or shade found across several Indo-European languages. The word has stayed close to its original sense for nearly three thousand years, covering both the physical shadow cast by an object and figurative darkness or gloom.
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