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ύφασμα
fabric /ˈi.fa.zma/
nounC1#3853 most common
Also: cloth, textile
Example sentences
Αυτό το ύφασμα είναι μαλακό.
This fabric is soft.
Αγόρασα ένα κόκκινο ύφασμα για τη φούστα μου.
I bought a red fabric for my skirt.
Το ύφασμα αυτού του πουκάμισου είναι βαμβακερό.
The fabric of this shirt is cotton.
Η ράφτρα έκοψε το ύφασμα με μεγάλη προσοχή.
The seamstress cut the fabric very carefully.
Τα υφάσματα αυτού του καταστήματος είναι εισαγόμενα από την Ιταλία.
The fabrics in this shop are imported from Italy.
Το βαρύ ύφασμα των κουρτίνων απορροφούσε τον θόρυβο από τον δρόμο.
The heavy fabric of the curtains absorbed the noise from the street.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το ύφασμα | τα υφάσματα |
| Genitive | του υφάσματος | των υφασμάτων |
| Accusative | το ύφασμα | τα υφάσματα |
| Vocative | ύφασμα | υφάσματα |
Word family
υφαίνωto weave
υφαντόςwoven
υφαντουργίαtextile industry, weaving trade
ύφοςstyle, tone (figurative sense of the same root)Etymology
Ύφασμα comes from the ancient Greek verb ὑφαίνω, meaning to weave. The noun form uses the suffix -μα, which marks the result of an action, so ύφασμα literally means the thing produced by weaving. The root goes back to a Proto-Indo-European base for weaving shared across many European languages.
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