εστία
See also: Ἑστία
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἑστία (hestía).
Noun edit
εστία • (estía) f (plural εστίες)
- fireplace, hearth
- permanent residence, one's homeland
- dorm (student residence)
- goal (the part of a soccer field used for scoring goals)
- focus (of light, heat, pollution, etc.)
- (geometry) focal point
- Στη γεωμετρία, την παραβολή έχει εστία, όπως έλλειψη ή υπερβολή.
- Sti geometría, tin paravolí échei estía, ópos élleipsi í ypervolí.
- In geometry, the parabola has a focus point, like an ellipse or a hyperbola.
- combustible part of an appliance, or where temperature is developed
- epicenter (of an earthquake)
Declension edit
declension of εστία
Synonyms edit
- τζάκι n (tzáki)
Related terms edit
- ανέστιος (anéstios, “homeless”, adjective)
Further reading edit
- εστία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.