δίπλα

See also: διπλά

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈði.pla/
  • Hyphenation: δί‧πλα

Etymology 1

From adjective διπλός (diplós, double), plural διπλά (diplá), with stress shift similar to παρά (pará), πάρα (pára).[1]

Adverb

δίπλα • (dípla)

  1. next, next to, beside
  2. side-by-side, abreast
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Back-formation from διπλώνω (diplóno, I fold).

Noun

δίπλα • (díplaf (plural δίπλες)

  1. (clothing) pleat, fold
  2. (cooking) puff pastry
  3. (cooking, in the plural) diples, rolled pastry dessert
Declension
Declension of δίπλα
singular plural
nominative δίπλα (dípla) δίπλες (díples)
genitive δίπλας (díplas) διπλών (diplón)
accusative δίπλα (dípla) δίπλες (díples)
vocative δίπλα (dípla) δίπλες (díples)

Further reading

References

  1. ^ δίπλα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language