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How do you say "shipping container" in Greek?
το κοντέινερ μεταφορών
to konteiner metaforon
In Greek, "shipping container" is το κοντέινερ μεταφορών.
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Pronunciation
Say 'to kon-TAY-ner me-ta-fo-RON' with stress on the last syllable of metaforon. Konteiner is an English loanword.
Writing and usage
Konteiner is written with Greek letters but retains its English pronunciation. Metaforon comes from the Greek verb metaphero, to carry across.
Example sentence
Το κοντέινερ μεταφορών περιέχει πολλά αγαθά.
The shipping container holds many goods.
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How to remember το κοντέινερ μεταφορών
Konteiner is literally English 'container' spelled in Greek. Metaphoron is built from meta (across) and phero (carry).
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Questions about το κοντέινερ μεταφορών
How do you say "shipping container" in Greek?
In Greek, "shipping container" is το κοντέινερ μεταφορών. It is a noun.
How is το κοντέινερ μεταφορών written in Greek?
Konteiner is written with Greek letters but retains its English pronunciation. Metaforon comes from the Greek verb metaphero, to carry across.
How is το κοντέινερ μεταφορών used in a sentence?
Use το κοντέινερ μεταφορών as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Το κοντέινερ μεταφορών περιέχει πολλά αγαθά. (The shipping container holds many goods.).
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"Shipping container" in other languages
- Japanese 海コン (kaikon)
- Korean 선적 컨테이너 (seonjeok keonteineo)
- Chinese 集装箱 (jí zhuāng xiāng)
- Spanish el contenedor
- Spanish (Latin America) el contenedor de transporte
- French le conteneur
- German der Container
- Italian il container
- Russian контейнер для перевозки (kontejner dlja perevozki)
- Arabic حاوية شحن (haawiya shahan)
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