οίκος ευγηρίας
Greek
Etymology
Literally, "house of happy old age".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈikos evʝiˈɾias/
Noun
οίκος ευγηρίας • (oíkos evgirías) m (plural οίκοι ευγηρίας)
- (medicine, euphemistic, formal) nursing home, old people's home (hospital and care facility for the elderly)
- Ο παππούς ζει εδώ και ενάμιση χρόνο στον οίκο ευγηρίας. ― O pappoús zei edó kai enámisi chróno ston oíko evgirías. ― Grandad has been living in a nursing home for the last year and a half.
Declension
declension of οίκος ευγηρίας
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | οίκος ευγηρίας • | οίκοι ευγηρίας • |
| genitive | οίκου ευγηρίας • | οίκων ευγηρίας • |
| accusative | οίκο ευγηρίας • | οίκους ευγηρίας • |
| vocative | οίκε ευγηρίας • | οίκοι ευγηρίας • |
Synonyms
- γηροκομείο n (girokomeío, “nursing home”) (colloquial/everyday term)
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