ελιά

Greek

Alternative forms

(formal): ελαία f (elaía)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ.ˈʎa/
Hyphenation: ε‧λι‧ά

Noun

ελιά • (eliá) f (plural ελιές)

olive
olive tree
mole, wart (skin blemish)
(colloquial) gland

Declension

declension of ελιά

	singular	plural
nominative	ελιά •	ελιές •
genitive	ελιάς •	ελιών •
accusative	ελιά •	ελιές •
vocative	ελιά •	ελιές •

Synonyms

(oil): έλαιο n (élaio)
(tree): ελαιόδεντρο n (elaiódentro)
(mole): σπίλος m (spílos)
(gland): αδένας m (adénas)

Related terms

Terms related to ελιά (eliá)

αγουρέλαιο n (agourélaio, “green olive oil”)
αγριελιά f (agrieliá, “wild olive tree”)
ελαϊκός (elaïkós, “oleic”)
ελαιογραφία f (elaiografía, “oil painting”)

ελαιοτριβείο n (elaiotriveío, “olive-press”)
ελαιόχρους (elaióchrous, “olive coloured”)
ελαιόχρωμα n (elaióchroma, “oil paint”)

ελαιώδης (elaiódis, “oily”)
ελαιών m (elaión, “olive grove”) (Katharevousa)
ελαιώνας m (elaiónas, “olive grove”)

Further reading

ελιά on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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