Greek words for English that start with the letter P.
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 |
(εγώ) τοποθετώ
(η) θέση |
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topothe-TO
THE-si |
(I) position
(the) position |
θετικός, -ή, -ό
βέβαιος, -α, -ο |
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theti-KOS
VE-veos |
positive |
(εγώ) έχω
(εγώ) κατέχω
(η) κατοχή |
|
E-ho
ka-TE-ho
kato-HI |
possess
possess
possession |
δυνατός, -ή, -ό
πιθανός, -ή, -ό |
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thina-TOS
pitha-NOS |
possible |
(το) ταχυδρομείο
(ο) ταχυδρόμος |
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tahithro-MI-o
tahi-THRO-mos |
post office
post man |
| (εγώ) αναβάλλω |
|
ana-VA-lo |
postpone |
| (εγώ) χύνω |
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HI-no |
pour |
| (η) σκόνη |
|
SKO-ni |
powder |
(η) δύναμη
δυνατός, -ή, -ό
ισχυρός, -ή, -ό |
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THI-nami
thina-TOS
eeshi-ROS |
power
powerful
powerful |
| πρακτικός, -ή, -ό |
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prakti-KOS |
practical |
(η) άσκηση
(η) εξάσκηση |
|
A-skisi
e-KSA-skisi |
practice |
(εγώ) προσεύχομαι
(η) προσευχή |
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pro-SEF-home
prosef-HI |
pray
prayer |
| (η) προφύλαξη |
|
pro-FI-laksi |
precaution |
| πολύτιμος, -η, -ο |
|
po-LI-timos |
precious |
ακριβής, -ής, -ές
(η) ακρίβεια |
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akri-VIS
a-KRI-via |
precise
precision |
(η) έγκυος
(η) εγκυμοσύνη |
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E-gios
egimo-SI-ni |
pregnant
pregnancy |
| (το) δώρο |
|
THO-ro |
present |
| (εγώ) παρουσιάζω |
|
parousi-A-zo |
(I) present |
(εγώ) πιέζω
(η) πίεση |
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pi-E-zo
PI-esi |
press
pressure |
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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