"Θέλω ένα σταφύλι."

Translation: I want a grape.

[BeanJam]

a singular grape, not a bunch, but only a singular grape.

[Soren-0]

a stoic maybe.

[C0RV3N]

ασκησις

[ct1001]

I actually think it refers to a bunch of grapes. Otherwise one would ask for μία ρόγα or μία ρόγα σταφυλιού.

[kirakrakra]

You are right, with a typo though, grape = ρώγα, σταφυλόρωγα

[torowan]

Is there a good Greek etymology resource? ("Good" includes "free and on the web".) It would be interesting to be able to check it out ... for a fruit that has long been at the centre of western culture, I expected that its name would be something a lot more in common with Latin languages.

[nahuatl1939]

But Greek is not a Latin language. It is Indo-European, of course, but stands alone on its own, I mean it does not belong to any family, It is its own family. Of course, Greek has had a huge influence on western languages, through Latin. Medical and pharmaceutical terms ( among others like philosophy) rely heavily on Greek.

[mizinamo]

You can try Wiktionary.

[kirakrakra]

I think the transl. should be: I want a BUNCH of grapes. Many dictionaries have it wrong, maybe due to a misinterpretation of " a fruit of the vineyard"

GRAPE = σταφυλόρωγα or ρώγα

Σταφύλι, το = BUNCH of GRAPES

Babiniotis and ΠΑΠΥΡΟΣ Larousse both have: «σταφύλι, το: καρπός του αμπελιού, σύνολο από ρώγες που μεγαλώνουν σε τσαμπιά ( the fruit of a vineyard, the totality of grapes which grow in bunches)

[nahuatl1939]

classical Greek e staphule ( with 2 etas) fem. = a bunch of grapes,

[kirakrakra]

you mean from the ancient Greek η σταφυλή. It is still in use but means uvula

[nahuatl1939]

for kirakraka : i cannot answer directly to your post, I don't know why. Yes, i mean the ancient Greek you mention ( I cannot write it in Greek because my laptop doesn't have the Greek alphabet) . Now, what does UVULA mean in Modern Greek ?

[kirakrakra]

uvula is English from Latin uvula and it is σταφυλή in Greek, a small fleshy mass which hangs over the soft palate above the base of the tongue.

Also the Latin uva means the same as σταφύλι, a bunch of grapes

[jss.___]

Uvula means "little grape" in Latin.

Uva means "grape", but it may also mean "bunch of grapes".

[nahuatl1939]

Thanks. this is what we call LA GLOTTE in French. ( i mean, the one in the palate )

[Mimi658232]

In French:

• du raisin = grapes
• un grain de raisin = a grape
• une grappe de raisin = a bunch of grapes

So,

Do you like grapes = Tu aimes le raisin ?

[CatMcCat]

Oh, Beulah... peel me a grape.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeRm1T9V5wc