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Letter "D" - Page 2
Commonly used words.
Learn Greek words that their English equivalent start with the letter D. This is the second page for popular words that
start with D.
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented). See Accent for more
information.
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Pay attention to the following
before you start reading.
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.
(underline)
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 |
(εγώ) αναπτύσσω
(η) ανάπτυξη |
|
ana-PTI-so
a-NA-ptiksi |
develop
development |
(εγώ) αφοσιώνω
αφοσιωμένος, -η, -ο |
|
afosi-O-no
afosio-ME-nos |
devote
devoted |
| (η) αφοσίωση |
|
afo-SI-osi |
devotion |
| (εγώ) καταβροχθίζω |
|
katavroh-THI-zo |
devour |
(ο) διαβήτης
διαβητικός, -ή, -ό |
|
thia-VI-tis
thiaviti-KOS |
diabetes
diabetic |
| (η) διάλεκτος |
|
THIA-lektos |
dialect |
| (ο) διάλογος |
|
THIA-logos |
dialogue |
| (η) διάρροια |
|
thi-A-ria |
diarrhea |
| (το) ημερολόγιο γεγονότων |
|
eemero-LO-gio gego-NO-ton |
diary |
| (η) δίαιτα |
|
THI-eta |
diet |
| (η) διαφορά |
|
thiafo-RA |
difference |
(εγώ) διαφέρω
διαφορετικός, -ή, -ό |
|
thiaFE-ro
thiaforeti-KOS |
differ
different |
| (εγώ) σκάβω |
|
SKA-vo |
dig |
| (εγώ) χωνεύω |
|
ho-NEV-o |
digest |
| (το) δίλημμα |
|
THI-lima |
dilemma |
(εγώ) διαλύω
(εγώ) αραιώνω |
|
thia-LI-o
are-O-no |
dilute |
| (η) διάσταση |
|
THIA-stasi |
dimension |
(το) δίπλωμα
(το) πτυχίο |
|
THI-ploma
pti-HI-o |
diploma |
(εγώ) διευθύνω
(ο) διευθυντής |
|
thief-THI-no
thiefthi-DIS |
direct
director |
(η) βρώμα
(η) βρωμιά |
|
VRO-ma
vro-MIA |
dirt |
| βρώμικος, -η, -ο |
|
VRO-mikos |
dirty |
(εγώ) διαφωνώ
(η) διαφωνία |
|
thiafo-NO
thiafo-NI-a |
disagree
disagreement |
(εγώ) εξαφανίζομαι
(η) εξαφάνιση |
|
eksafa-NI-zome
eksa-FA-nisi |
disappear
disappearance |
(εγώ) απογοητεύομαι
(η) απογοήτευση |
|
apogoi-TEV-ome
apogo-I-tefsi |
disappoint
disappointment |
| (η) καταστροφή |
|
katastro-FI |
disaster |
| (η) πειθαρχία |
|
pithar-HI-a |
discipline |
(η) ενόχληση
(η) στενοχώρια |
|
e-NO-hlisi
steno-HO-ria |
discomfort |
| (εγώ) διακόπτω |
|
thia-KO-pto |
disconnect |
| (η) έκπτωση |
|
EK-ptosi |
discount |
(εγώ) ανακαλύπτω
(η) ανακάλυψη |
|
anaka-LI-pto
ana-KA-lipsi |
discover
discovery |
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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