τομάρι
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τομάριον (tomárion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toˈmaɾi/
- Hyphenation: το‧μά‧ρι
Noun
τομάρι • (tomári) n (plural τομάρια)
- hide, pelt (flayed skin of an animal)
- H καλύβα ήταν στρωμένη με τομάρια.
- H kalýva ítan stroméni me tomária.
- The hut's floor was laid out with pelts.
- Φορούσε ένα τομάρι για να ζεσταίνεται.
- Foroúse éna tomári gia na zestaínetai.
- He wore an animal hide to warm himself.
- (sarcastic, figuratively) hide, skin (one's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril)
- Mόνο για το τομάρι του νοιάζεται.
- Móno gia to tomári tou noiázetai.
- He only cares for his own hide.
- (derogatory) wretch, rascal, scoundrel, ragamuffin (unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person)
- Aυτό το τομάρι λογαριάζεις!
- Aytó to tomári logariázeis!
- You're still thinking about that wretch!
- Bρε τομάρι, τι είναι αυτό που έκανες;
- Bre tomári, ti eínai aftó pou ékanes?
- You bloody scoundrel, what did you do?
- Mαζεύτηκαν όλα τα τομάρια και πήγαν να μου φάνε την περιουσία.
- Mazéftikan óla ta tomária kai pígan na mou fáne tin periousía.
- All the scoundrels gathered and tried to take my fortune.
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
- τομαρένιος (tomarénios, “made of hide”)
- τομαρήσιος (tomarísios, “made of hide”)
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