σουβλί

Greek

Etymology

Also found in Ancient Greek with the sense of "awl;" akin to Latin subula, both from Proto-Indo-European *sīw- (“to sew”).

Noun

σουβλί • (souvlí) n (plural σουβλιά)

awl, bradawl
bodkin
(uncommon) skewer
(in the plural) twinge (sharp, darting pain)

Declension

declension of σουβλί

	singular	plural
nominative	σουβλί •	σουβλιά •
genitive	σουβλιού •	σουβλιών •
accusative	σουβλί •	σουβλιά •
vocative	σουβλί •	σουβλιά •

Synonyms

(skewer): σούβλα f (soúvla) (the more usual term)

Coordinate terms

(skewer):

οβελός m (ovelós, “spit”)
οβελίδιο m (ovelídio, “skewer”)

(awl, hole maker):

τρυπητήρι n (trypitíri, “punch”)
διατρητής m (diatritís, “perforator, punch”)

Related terms

σουβλιά (souvliá, “stab with tool, stabbing pain”)
σουβλίζω (souvlízo, “to skewer, to impale”)
σουβλάκι n (souvláki, “food cooked on skewer”)

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