πλοίο

Greek

Alternative forms

• (Katharevousa) πλοῖον n (ploîon)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλοῖον (ploîon, “ship”), from Ancient Greek πλέω (pléō, “I sail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpli.o/

Noun

πλοίο • (ploío) n (plural πλοία)

1. (nautical) ship, large boat

Declension

Declension of πλοίο

	singular	plural
nominative	πλοίο •	πλοία •
genitive	πλοίου •	πλοίων •
accusative	πλοίο •	πλοία •
vocative	πλοίο •	πλοία •

Synonyms

• βάρκα f (várka, “small boat”)
• καράβι n (karávi, “ship, sailing ship”)
• ναυς f (nafs, “ship; church's nave”)
• σκάφος n (skáfos, “ship; ship's hull”)
• φέρι μποτ n (féri bot, “ferry, ferryboat”)

 

Related terms

• αερόπλοιο n (aeróploio, “airship, zeppelin”)
• ατμόπλοιο n (atmóploio, “steamship”)
• διαστημόπλοιο n (diastimóploio, “spaceship”)
• εφοπλιστής m (efoplistís, “shipowner”)
• κρουαζιερόπλοιο n (krouazieróploio, “cruise ship”)
• πλέω (pléo, “to float”)
• πολεμικό πλοίο n (polemikó ploío, “warship”)

 

See also

see: Appendix:Greek terms for watercraft

Further reading

• πλοίο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el