οίκος ευγηρίας

Greek

Etymology

Literally, "house of happy old age".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈikos evʝiˈɾias/

Noun

οίκος ευγηρίας • (oíkos evgirías) m (plural οίκοι ευγηρίας)

  1. (medicine, euphemistic, formal) nursing home, old people's home (hospital and care facility for the elderly)
    Ο παππούς ζει εδώ και ενάμιση χρόνο στον οίκο ευγηρίας.
    O pappoús zei edó kai enámisi chróno ston oíko evgirías.
    Grandad has been living in a nursing home for the last year and a half.

Declension

Declension of οίκος ευγηρίας
singular plural
nominative οίκος ευγηρίας (oíkos evgirías) οίκοι ευγηρίας (oíkoi evgirías)
genitive οίκου ευγηρίας (oíkou evgirías) οίκων ευγηρίας (oíkon evgirías)
accusative οίκο ευγηρίας (oíko evgirías) οίκους ευγηρίας (oíkous evgirías)
vocative οίκε ευγηρίας (oíke evgirías) οίκοι ευγηρίας (oíkoi evgirías)

Synonyms

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