English words starting with the letter V and their Greek explanation.
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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 |
κάθετος, -η, -ο
κατακόρυφος, -η, -ο |
|
KA-thetos
kata-KO-rifos |
vertical |
| (ο) ήλιγγος |
|
EE-ligos |
vertigo |
| πολύ |
|
po-LI |
very |
παλαίμαχος, -η, -ο
απόστρατος, η, -ο |
|
pa-LE-mahos
a-PO-stratos |
veteran |
| δια μέσου |
|
thia ME-sou |
via |
| (εγώ) δονούμαι |
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tho-NOU-me |
vibrate |
| (η) δόνηση |
|
THO-nisi |
vibration |
| (το) θύμα |
|
THI-ma |
victim |
| (η) νίκη |
|
NI-ki |
victory |
(η) θέα
(η) άποψη
(η) θεωρία |
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THE-a
A-popsi
theo-RI-a |
view |
(το) χωριό
(ο) χωριάτης (man)
(η) χωριάτισσα
(woman) |
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ho-RIO
ho-RIA-tis
ho-RIA-tisa |
village
villager (man)
villager (woman) |
(το) αμπέλι
(το) κλίμα |
|
a-BE-li
KLI-ma |
vine |
(εγώ) παραβιάζω
(η) παραβίαση |
|
paravi-A-zo
para-VI-asi |
(I) violate
violation |
(η) βία
βίαιος, -α, -ο |
|
VI-a
VI-eos |
violence
violent |
| (η) αρετή |
|
are-TI |
virtue |
| (ο) ιός |
|
ee-OS |
virus |
| (η) ορατότητα |
|
ora-TO-tita |
visibility |
| ορατός, -ή, -ό |
|
ora-TOS |
visible |
| (η) όραση |
|
O-rasi |
vision |
(εγώ) επισκέπτομαι
(η) επίσκεψη |
|
epi-SKE-ptome
e-PI-skepsi |
(I) visit
(the) visit |
| (ο) επισκέπτης |
|
epi-SKE-ptis |
visitor |
| οπτικός, -ή, -ό |
|
opti-KOS |
visual |
| ζωτικός, -ή, -ό |
|
zoti-KOS |
vital |
| (η) βιταμίνη |
|
vita-MI-ni |
vitamin |
ζωηρός, -ή, -ό
ζωντανός, -ή, -ό |
|
zoi-ROS
zoda-NOS |
vivid |
| (το) λεξιλόγιο |
|
leksi-LO-gio |
vocabulary |
| φωνητικός, -ή, -ό |
|
foniti-KOS |
vocal |
(η) φωνή
(εγώ) εκφράζω |
|
fo-NI
ek-FRA-zo |
(the) voice
(I) voice |
| (το) ηφαίστειο |
|
ee-FE-stio |
volcano |
θεληματικός, -ή, -ό
(ο) εθελοντής |
|
thelimati-KOS
ethelo-DIS |
voluntary
volunteer |
| (εγώ) κάνω εμετό |
|
KA-no eme-TO |
vomit |
(ο) στρόβιλος
(η) δύνη |
|
STRO-vilos
THI-ni |
vortex |
(εγώ) ψηφίζω
(η) ψήφος |
|
psi-FI-zo
PSI-fos |
(I) vote
(the) vote |
| (ο, η) ψηφοφόρος |
|
psifo-FO-ros |
voter |
| (εγώ) ορκίζομαι |
|
or-KI-zome |
vow |
χυδαίος, -α, -ο
πρόστυχος, -η, -ο |
|
hi-THE-os
PRO-stihos |
vulgar |
Remember; the words that are adjectives they have three genders.
Where you see a word followed by two more endings, is 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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