γεια
Greek edit
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ὑγίεια (hugíeia, “health”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
γεια • (geia)
Related terms edit
- γεια σου (geia sou, “hello, goodbye”) (singular, informal)
- γεια σας (geia sas, “hello, goodbye”) (plural, formal form)
- γεια μας (geia mas, “cheers”) (toast used when drinking in company)
- (dated but still used in Cyprus) έχε γεια (éche geia), έχετε γεια (échete geia) Έχε γεια and έχετε γεια is still used in Cyprus as a form of goodbye but is pronounced as éshe geiá and éshete geiá.
Noun edit
γεια • (geia) f
- Alternative form of υγεία (ygeía) (health)
Declension edit
γεια
case \ number | singular |
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nominative | γεια • |
genitive | γειας • |
accusative | γεια • |
vocative | γεια • |