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How do you say "parking meter" in Greek?
παρκόμετρο
parkometro
In Greek, "parking meter" is παρκόμετρο.
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Pronunciation
Say 'par-ko-ME-tro' with stress on the second syllable of the second part. Parko is shortened from parking, metro means meter.
Writing and usage
Parkometro combines parking (the English loanword) with metron (measure). The accent sits on the 'e'.
Example sentence
Το παρκόμετρο δεν είχε ρέστα.
The parking meter had no change.
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How to remember παρκόμετρο
Parkometro blends English and Greek. Metron (meter) is a Greek root appearing in 'barometer', 'thermometer', and similar words.
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Questions about παρκόμετρο
How do you say "parking meter" in Greek?
In Greek, "parking meter" is παρκόμετρο. It is a noun.
How is παρκόμετρο written in Greek?
Parkometro combines parking (the English loanword) with metron (measure). The accent sits on the 'e'.
How is παρκόμετρο used in a sentence?
Use παρκόμετρο as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Το παρκόμετρο δεν είχε ρέστα. (The parking meter had no change.).
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"Parking meter" in other languages
- Japanese パーキングメーター (pākingumētā)
- Korean 주차요금 징수기 (juchayogeum jingsugi)
- Chinese 停车计时器 (tíng chē jì shí qì)
- Spanish el parquímetro
- Spanish (Latin America) parquímetro
- French le parcmètre
- German die Parkuhr
- Italian il parchimetro
- Russian парковочный счётчик (parkovočnyj sčëtčik)
- Arabic عداد جراج عربيان (eadaad jaraaj earabiaan)
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