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How do you say "astronaut" in Greek?
ο αστροναύτης
o astronaytis
In Greek, "astronaut" is ο αστροναύτης (o astronaytis).
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Pronunciation
Read it aloud as "o astronaytis" and you push a little extra weight onto the "i" part, the little "o" in front just marks it as a masculine noun, so don't skip over it.
Grammar notes
ο αστροναύτης is masculine. Its plural is αστροναύτες.
Example sentence
Ο αστροναύτης επέπλεε μέσα στο διαστημόπλοιο.
O astronaytis epeplee mesa sto diastimoploio.
The astronaut floated inside the spacecraft.
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How to remember ο αστροναύτης
Anchor "o astronaytis" to the astronaut — say it slowly and it drifts toward "astronaytis" said slowly.
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Questions about ο αστροναύτης
How do you pronounce ο αστροναύτης?
Read it aloud as "o astronaytis" and you push a little extra weight onto the "i" part, the little "o" in front just marks it as a masculine noun, so don't skip over it.
Is ο αστροναύτης masculine or feminine?
ο αστροναύτης is masculine. ο αστροναύτης is masculine. Its plural is αστροναύτες.
How is ο αστροναύτης used in Greek?
ο αστροναύτης is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Ο αστροναύτης επέπλεε μέσα στο διαστημόπλοιο. (The astronaut floated inside the spacecraft.).
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