ρούχο

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ροῦχον (roûkhon), borrowed from a Slavic language; see Proto-Slavic *ruxo (“garments, clothing”) (whence Serbo-Croatian ruho, Polish rucho) for more. Despite superficially similar phonetics and semantics, not related to Late Latin roccus (“ecclesiastical vestment”) (the latter whence English rochet), which instead derives from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“tunic, robe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾu.xo/
• Hyphenation: ρού‧χο

Noun

ρούχο • (roúcho) n (plural ρούχα)

1. garment
2. (in the plural) clothes, clothing, dress

Declension

Declension of ρούχο

	singular	plural
nominative	ρούχο •	ρούχα •
genitive	ρούχου •	ρούχων •
accusative	ρούχο •	ρούχα •
vocative	ρούχο •	ρούχα •

Synonyms

• ένδυμα n (éndyma) (formal)

Derived terms

• ασπρόρουχο n (aspróroucho) (usually in the plural)
• εσώρουχο n (esóroucho, “underwear, undergarment”)
• πλυντήριο ρούχων n (plyntírio roúchon, “washing machine”)
• ρουχαλάκι n (rouchaláki) (diminutive)
• ρουχισμός m (rouchismós)
• φύλαγε τα ρούχα σου να 'χεις τα μισά (fýlage ta roúcha sou na 'cheis ta misá, “better safe than sorry”)

See also

• φόρεμα n (fórema, “woman's dress”)