κεραμίδι
See also: κεραμιδί
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κεραμίδιον (keramídion, “small tile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ceɾaˈmiði/
- Hyphenation: κε‧ρα‧μί‧δι
Noun
κεραμίδι • (keramídi) n (plural κεραμίδια)
- tile (on roofs)
- (figuratively) roof
- Υπάρχει μια γάτα που όλο νιαουρίζει στα κεραμίδια δίπλα.
- Ypárchei mia gáta pou ólo niaourízei sta keramídia dípla.
- There's a cat who is constantly meowing on the roof next door.
- (figuratively) house, roof over one's head
- Μάζεψαν λεφτά για πολλά χρόνια να βάλουν ένα κεραμίδι πάνω απ’ τα κεφάλια τους.
- Mázepsan leftá gia pollá chrónia na váloun éna keramídi páno ap’ ta kefália tous.
- They saved up for many years to get a roof over their heads.
Declension
declension of κεραμίδι
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κεραμίδι • | κεραμίδια • |
| genitive | κεραμιδιού • | κεραμιδιών • |
| accusative | κεραμίδι • | κεραμίδια • |
| vocative | κεραμίδι • | κεραμίδια • |
Synonyms
- πλακάκι n (plakáki, “wall tile”)
Derived terms
- κεραμιδώνω (keramidóno, “to tile a roof”)
- κεραμίδωμα n (keramídoma, “roof tiling”)
- κεραμίδωση f (keramídosi, “roof tiling”)
Related terms
- τι κάνει νιάου νιάου στα κεραμίδια (ti kánei niáou niáou sta keramídia, “no shit, Captain Obvious”)
Descendants
- → Bulgarian: керемида (keremida)
- → Aromanian: chirãmidã
- → Macedonian: ќерамида (ḱeramida)
- → Megleno-Romanian: chirămidă
- → Romanian: cărămidă
- → Ottoman Turkish: كرمید (kiremid), كرمت (keremit, kiremit), كرمیت (keremit, kiremit); քիրէմիտ (kiremid)
- Turkish: kiremit
- → Armenian: քիրեմիտ (kʻiremit), քիրամիտ (kʻiramit)
- → Laz: კერემიდი (ǩeremidi)
- → Serbo-Croatian: ћеремид／ćeremid
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