σουβλί
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek σουβλί (soublí), σουβλίον (soublíon), σουβλίν (soublín), σούβλα (soúbla), σοῦβλα (soûbla), σούβλη (soúblē), σούγλη (soúglē), from Latin sūbula (“awl”).
Noun
σουβλί • (souvlí) n (plural σουβλιά)
- awl, bradawl
- Coordinate terms: (drill) αρίδα (arída), (punch) τρυπητήρι (trypitíri), (punch) διατρητής (diatritís)
- bodkin
- (uncommon) skewer
- (in the plural) twinge (sharp, darting pain)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σουβλί (souvlí) | σουβλιά (souvliá) |
| genitive | σουβλιού (souvlioú) | σουβλιών (souvlión) |
| accusative | σουβλί (souvlí) | σουβλιά (souvliá) |
| vocative | σουβλί (souvlí) | σουβλιά (souvliá) |
Related terms
- ασούβλιστος (asoúvlistos, “unskewered”, adjective)
- σουβλάκι n (souvláki, “food cooked on skewer”)
- σουβλιά f (souvliá, “stabbing pain”)
- σουβλίζω (souvlízo, “to skewer, to impale”)
Further reading
- σουβλί on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el