νιάτα

From Byzantine Greek νεάτα (neáta), from Ancient Greek νεότης (neótēs, “youth”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲata/
• Hyphenation: νιά‧τα

νιάτα • (niáta) n pl

1. youth (the quality or the time of being young)
   • 1963, Alekos Sakellarios (lyrics), Manos Hadjidakis (music), “Φεύγουν Τα Νιάτα [Youth Is Leaving]”, in Χτυποκάρδια στο θρανίο [Heartbeats at the Desk], performed by Aliki Vougiouklaki:

     Φεύγουν τα νιάτα,
     Τα νιάτα κι η δροσιά,
     Φεύγουν τα νιάτα μας και χάνονται,
     Και μαζί τους φεύγει η ξεγνοιασιά.

     Févgoun ta niáta,
     Ta niáta ki i drosiá,
     Févgoun ta niáta mas kai chánontai,
     Kai mazí tous févgei i xegnoiasiá.

     Our youth is going,
     Our youth and coolness,
     Our youth is going and vanishing,
     And with it, our carefree times.

   Να ’χα τα νιάτα σου, θα τα μπορούσα όλα!

   Na ’cha ta niáta sou, tha ta boroúsa óla!

   If I had your youth, I'd be able for anything!

2. (collective) youth, young people (the young as a group)

   Τα οργισμένα νιάτα απαιτούσαν δωρεάν παιδεία.

   Ta orgisména niáta apaitoúsan doreán paideía.

   The angry youths demanded free education.

• (youth): νεότητα f (neótita, “youth”)
• (young people): νεολαία f (neolaía, “young people, the young”)

• (youth): γεράματα n pl (gerámata, “old age”), γηρατειά f (girateiá, “old age”), ωριμότητα f (orimótita, “maturity”)
• (young people): γερουσία f (gerousía, “old people, the elderly”)

• νιότη f (nióti, “youth”)