ημιώροφος

Greek

Etymology

ημι- (imi-, “semi-, half”) +‎ -ώροφος (-órofos, “floor”), from όροφος m (órofos), a calque of German Halbgeschoß [1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.miˈo.ɾo.fos/
  • Hyphenation: η‧μι‧ώ‧ρο‧φος

Noun

ημιώροφος • (imiórofos) m (plural ημιώροφοι)

  1. (architecture) mezzanine, entresol, an intermediate floor just above ground level
    Synonyms: μεσώροφος (mesórofos), μετζοπάτωμα (metzopátoma), μεσοπάτωμα (mesopátoma)

Usage notes

Declension
declension of ημιώροφος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ημιώροφος • ημιώροφοι •
genitive ημιωρόφου •  ημιώροφου • ημιωρόφων •  ημιώροφων •
accusative ημιώροφο • ημιωρόφους •  ημιώροφους •
vocative ημιώροφε • ημιώροφοι •
Second forms, less formal, colloquial.

References
  1. ημιώροφος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “ημιώροφος”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  3. Georgios Babiniotis (2002), “ημιώροφος”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
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