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The Greek word for butterfly is
πεταλούδα





butterfly



Translations for butterfly and their definitions

πεταλούδα
     1. n-f. butterfly
     2. n-f. (swimming) butterfly stroke
     3. n-f. (engineering) wing nut, butterfly nut
     4. n-f. crucian carp
     5. n-f. butterfly knife; balisong


ψυχή
     1. n-f. (religion, folklore, also figurative) soul, spirit (essence of a person (or place or thing figuratively) usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality)
           Ο Θεός να αναπαύσει την ψυχή της. - God rest her soul.
           Το σώμα είναι η κιβωτός της ψυχής. - The body is the vessel of the soul.
           Στον δρόμο δεν υπήρχε ψυχή τέτοια ώρα. - There wasn't a soul to be seen on the road at that hour.
           η ψυχή της Ελλάδας - the soul of Greece
     2. n-f. (figuratively) courage, bravery, valour (quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily)
     3. n-f. (entomology) butterfly
     4. n-f. (music) sound post (of a string instrument, e.g. the violin)


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