νιάτα
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek νεάτα (neáta), from Ancient Greek νεότης (neótēs, “youth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲata/
- Hyphenation: νιά‧τα
Noun
νιάτα • (niáta) n pl
- youth (the quality or the time of being young)
- 1963, Alekos Sakellarios (lyrics), Manos Hadjidakis (music), “Φεύγουν Τα Νιάτα [Youth Is Leaving]”, in Χτυποκάρδια στο θρανίο [Heartbeats at the Desk], performed by Aliki Vougiouklaki:
- Φεύγουν τα νιάτα,
Τα νιάτα κι η δροσιά,
Φεύγουν τα νιάτα μας και χάνονται,
Και μαζί τους φεύγει η ξεγνοιασιά.- Févgoun ta niáta,
Ta niáta ki i drosiá,
Févgoun ta niáta mas kai chánontai,
Kai mazí tous févgei i xegnoiasiá. - Our youth is going,
Our youth and coolness,
Our youth is going and vanishing,
And with it, our carefree times.
- Févgoun ta niáta,
- Να ’χα τα νιάτα σου, θα τα μπορούσα όλα!
- Na ’cha ta niáta sou, tha ta boroúsa óla!
- If I had your youth, I'd be able for anything!
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- (collective) youth, young people (the young as a group)
- Τα οργισμένα νιάτα απαιτούσαν δωρεάν παιδεία.
- Ta orgisména niáta apaitoúsan doreán paideía.
- The angry youths demanded free education.
Declension
νιάτα
| case \\ number | plural |
|---|---|
| nominative | νιάτα • |
| genitive | νιάτων • |
| accusative | νιάτα • |
| vocative | νιάτα • |
Synonyms
- (youth): νεότητα f (neótita, “youth”)
- (young people): νεολαία f (neolaía, “young people, the young”)
Antonyms
- (youth): γεράματα n pl (gerámata, “old age”), γηρατειά f (girateiá, “old age”), ωριμότητα f (orimótita, “maturity”)
- (young people): γερουσία f (gerousía, “old people, the elderly”)
Related terms
- νιότη f (nióti, “youth”)