σαγιονάρα
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese さよなら (sayonara),[1] shorter form of more traditional さようなら (sayōnara, “goodbye”, literally “if that's the way it is”). Use for footwear comes from first seeing this footwear in the 1957 film Sayonara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.ʝoˈna.ɾa/
- Hyphenation: σα‧γιο‧νά‧ρα
Noun
σαγιονάρα • (sagionára) f (plural σαγιονάρες)
- flip-flop, thong, jandal (sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour)
- Στην παραλία φοράω σαγιονάρες. ― Stin paralía foráo sagionáres. ― I wear flip-flops at the beach.
- Synonyms: πέδιλο (pédilo), σανδάλι (sandáli)
Declension
declension of σαγιονάρα
| case \\ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σαγιονάρα • | σαγιονάρες • |
| genitive | σαγιονάρας • | — |
| accusative | σαγιονάρα • | σαγιονάρες • |
| vocative | σαγιονάρα • | σαγιονάρες • |
References
- σαγιονάρα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.