The Greek word for butterfly is
πεταλούδα
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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