χωριό

See also: χωρίο

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek χωριόν (khōrión), from Ancient Greek χωρίον (khōríon). Doublet of χωρίο (chorío).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xoɾˈʝo/ - compare to χωρίο (chorío)
  • Hyphenation: χω‧ριό

Noun

χωριό • (chorió) n (plural χωριά)

  1. (geography) village
  2. (collectively) villagers

Declension

  • -χώρι n (-chóri, suffix for kinds of villages, especially for place names)
    • κεφαλοχώρι n (kefalochóri)
    • σκορποχώρι m (skorpochóri)
  • χωριανός m (chorianós), χωριανή f (chorianí) & related
  • χωριάτης m (choriátis, villager, peasant), χωριάτισσα f (choriátissa) / χωριάτα f (choriáta), compounds & related
  • and see: χωρικός m (chorikós, villater) and χώρα f (chóra, town, country)

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