σύνορο

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek σῠ́νορον (súnoron, border, boundary, limit) from Koine Greek σῠ́νορος (súnoros, conterminous with, neighboring, bordering), equivalent to συν- (syn-, with) + όριο (ório, boundary).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.no.ro/
  • Hyphenation: σύ‧νο‧ρο

Noun

σύνορο • (sýnoro) n (plural σύνορα)

  1. border, boundary, limit, dividing line
  2. (in the plural) borders; the border, common border area; borderzone, borderland; frontier
    Τουρκικό τεθωρακισμένο προσπαθεί με σχοινί να ρίξει τον φράχτη στα σύνορα
    Tourkikó tethorakisméno prospatheí me schoiní na ríxei ton fráchti sta sýnora
    Turkish tank tries to knock over fence with rope at the border

Declension

Synonyms

  • συνορεύω (synorévo, to share a common border; abut, adjoin, be adjacent to)
  • συνοριοφύλακας (synoriofýlakas, border guard)

Further reading

σύνορο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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