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How do you say "north-east" in Greek?
βορειο-ανατολικά
vorioanatolika
In Greek, "north-east" is βορειο-ανατολικά.
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Pronunciation
Stress the second syllable in vorio: VOR-ee-ah-nah-toh-lee-KAH. North-east is a compound direction.
Writing and usage
Two directions joined with a hyphen. The final 'α' shows this is in the neuter or adverbial form. Compounds stay relatively unaccented.
Example sentence
Πήγαμε βορειοανατολικά.
We went northeast.
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How to remember βορειο-ανατολικά
Combine voras (north) and anatoli (east). Direction compounds point to corners between cardinal points.
Related words
- above πάνω pano
- backwards προς τα πίσω pros ta piso
- behind πίσω piso
- below κάτω kato
- east η ανατολή i anatoli
- in front μπροστά mbrosta
- north ο βορράς o voras
- north-west βορειο-δυτικά voriodhitika
- south-east νοτιο-ανατολικά notioanatolika
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Questions about βορειο-ανατολικά
How do you say "north-east" in Greek?
In Greek, "north-east" is βορειο-ανατολικά. It is a noun.
How is βορειο-ανατολικά written in Greek?
Two directions joined with a hyphen. The final 'α' shows this is in the neuter or adverbial form. Compounds stay relatively unaccented.
How is βορειο-ανατολικά used in a sentence?
Use βορειο-ανατολικά as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Πήγαμε βορειοανατολικά. (We went northeast.).
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