βεντούζα

Greek

Etymology

From French ventouse, from Latin ventosa (cucurbita)[1]

Noun

βεντούζα • (ventoúza) f (plural βεντούζες)

  1. plunger (used by plumbers)
  2. suction cup, sucker (of a flexible material)
  3. (biology) sucker (found on octopuses, leeches, lamphrey, etc)
  4. (medicine, dated) cup used in fire cupping.

Declension


The genitive βεντούζων is occasionally found
Declension of βεντούζα
singular plural
nominative βεντούζα (ventoúza) βεντούζες (ventoúzes)
genitive βεντούζας (ventoúzas) βεντουζών (ventouzón)
accusative βεντούζα (ventoúza) βεντούζες (ventoúzes)
vocative βεντούζα (ventoúza) βεντούζες (ventoúzes)

References

  1. ^ βεντούζα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008), Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

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