πιρόγα
Greek
Etymology
From French pirogue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈɾoɣa /
- Hyphenation: πι‧ρό‧γα
Noun
πιρόγα • (piróga) f (plural πιρόγες)
- pirogue (canoe of shallow draft made by hollowing a log)
- 1982, Alkis Alkaios (lyrics), Thanos Mikroutsikos (music), “Ερωτικό (Με μια πιρόγα) [Love Song (In A Pirogue)]”, in Εμπάργκο [Embargo], performed by Manolis Mitsias:
- Με μια πιρόγα φεύγεις και γυρίζεις,
Τις ώρες που αγριεύει η βροχή.- Me mia piróga févgeis kai gyrízeis,
Tis óres pou agriévei i vrochí. - You set off and come back in a pirogue,
At times when the rain grows fiercer.
- Me mia piróga févgeis kai gyrízeis,
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Declension
declension of πιρόγα
singular | plural | |
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nominative | πιρόγα • | πιρόγες • |
genitive | πιρόγας • | — |
accusative | πιρόγα • | πιρόγες • |
vocative | πιρόγα • | πιρόγες • |
Synonyms
- κανό n (kanó, “canoe”)
- λέμβος f (lémvos, “boat, dinghy”)