βουνό

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [vuˈnɔ]
  • Hyphenation: βου‧νό

Noun

βουνό • (vounó) n (plural βουνά)

  1. mountain
    Το όρος Έβερεστ είναι το ψηλότερο βουνό της οροσειράς των Ιμαλαΐων.
    To óros Éverest eínai to psilótero vounó tis oroseirás ton Imalaḯon.
    Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the Himalayan massif.
  2. mountainous countryside
  3. (figuratively) heavy workload, mountain of work
Usage notes
  • Βουνό is more typically used as a general term for a mountain, than in its name when its synonym όρος might be used.

Declension
declension of βουνό
singular plural
nominative βουνό • βουνά •
genitive βουνού • βουνών •
accusative βουνό • βουνά •
vocative βουνό • βουνά •
  • ακροβούνι n (akrovoúni, “peak, sharp summit”)
  • βουνάκι n (vounáki, “hill”)
  • βουνήσιος (vounísios, “mountain”, adjective)
  • βουνί n (vouní, “hill, hillock”)
  • βουνοσειρά f (vounoseirá, “mountain range”)
  • βουνοκορφή f (vounokorfí, “mountain summit”)
  • βουνοπλαγιά f (vounoplagiá, “mountainside”)

Synonyms
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