πλοίο

Greek

Alternative forms

(Katharevousa) πλοῖον n (ploîon)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλοῖον (ploîon, “ship”), from Ancient Greek πλέω (pléō, “I sail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpli.o/

Noun

πλοίο • (ploío) n (plural πλοία)

(nautical) ship, large boat

Declension

declension of πλοίο

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	πλοίο •	πλοία •
genitive	πλοίου •	πλοίων •
accusative	πλοίο •	πλοία •
vocative	πλοίο •	πλοία •

Synonyms

βάρκα f (várka, “small boat”)
καράβι n (karávi, “ship, sailing ship”)
ναυς f (nafs, “ship; church's nave”)
σκάφος n (skáfos, “ship; ship's hull”)
φέρι μποτ n (féri bot, “ferry, ferryboat”)

Related terms

αερόπλοιο n (aeróploio, “airship, zeppelin”)
ατμόπλοιο n (atmóploio, “steamship”)
διαστημόπλοιο n (diastimóploio, “spaceship”)
εφοπλιστής m (efoplistís, “shipowner”)
κρουαζιερόπλοιο n (krouazieróploio, “cruise ship”)
πλέω (pléo, “to float”)
πολεμικό πλοίο n (polemikó ploío, “warship”)

See also

see: Appendix:Greek terms for watercraft

Further reading

πλοίο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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