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Letter "D" - Page 3
Commonly used words.
Popular words that start with the English letter D and their Greek meaning.
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented). See Accent for more
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In phonetics where you see:
Capital letters is where the word is accented.
ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.
e as the e in the word bet.
a as the a in the word father.
o as the o in the word only.
ou as the ou in the word Lou.
x as the x in the word fox.
th or th like the th in think.
th or th like the th in this.
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Where you see a " y " or a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that
word, that " g " is
pronounced like the y in yes, or
like the w in wad
| Greek |
Audio |
Phonetics |
English |
διακριτικός, -ή, -ό
(η) διακριτικότητα |
|
thiakriti-KOS
thiakriti-KO-tita |
discreet
discretion |
(εγώ) συζητώ
(η) συζήτηση |
|
sizi-TO
si-ZI-tisi |
discuss
discussion |
(η) αρρώστια
(η) ασθένεια |
|
a-RO-stia
as-THE-nia |
disease |
(η) αηδία
(εγώ) αηδιάζω |
|
ai-THI-a
aithi-A-zo |
disgust |
| αηδιασμένος, -η, -ο |
|
aithias-ME-nos |
disgusted |
| (η) απόσταση |
|
a-PO-stasi |
distance |
| μακρυνός, -ή, -ό |
|
makri-NOS |
distant |
(εγώ) ενοχλώ
(η) ενόχληση |
|
eno-HLO
e-NO-hlisi |
disturb
disturbance |
(εγώ) βουτώ
(εγώ) καταδύομαι |
|
vou-TO
kata-THI-ome |
(I) dive |
| (η) κατάδυση |
|
ka-TA-thisi |
(the) dive |
| (ο) δύτης |
|
THI-tis |
diver |
| (το) διαζύγιο |
|
thia-ZI-gio |
divorce |
| ζαλισμένος, -η, -ο |
|
zali-SME-nos |
dizzy |
| κάτω |
|
KA-to |
down |
(το) όνειρο
(εγώ) ονειρεύομαι |
|
O-niro
oni-REV-ome |
(the) dream
(I) dream |
(εγώ) οδηγώ
(ο) οδηγός |
|
othi-GO
othi-GOS |
drive
driver |
(εγώ) ρίχνω
(η) πτώση |
|
RIH-no
PTO-si |
(I) drop
(the) drop |
| (εγώ) πνίγομαι |
|
PNI-gome |
drown |
| (το) φάρμακο |
|
FAR-mako |
drug |
| στεγνός, -ή, -ό |
|
steg-NOS |
dry |
| (η) σκόνη |
|
SKO-ni |
dust |
(το) καθήκον
(το) χρέος |
|
ka-THI-kon
HRE-os |
duty |
Remember; the words that are adjectives they have three genders.
Where you see a word followed by two more endings, that word is probably an adjective (or a Participle), therefore
it has three genders. Note, that some Pronouns have three genders also.
For more information please refer to:
Genders (part 1)
Genders (part 2) and
Adjectives
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