"Η οροφή."

Translation: The roof.

[JuliaPrespa]

Can οροφή also mean 'floor' as in the floors of a building ie 1st floor, 2nd floor etc?

[Kadmos_Thebes]

No. This is όροφος.

[JuliaPrespa]

aha! Thanks, confused by the similarity :-)

[MarilynSak]

η στέγη;

[deactivated user]

Οροφή can refer to something like the sun roof in a car. Σκεπή is also a common word used to mean roof of a house.

[MercedesEm13]

I am confused;please help.

What is η οροφή, η σκεπή,η στέγη ,το ταβάνι. Which of these mean CEILING,which ROOF, both? Ευχαριστώ.

[D_..]

οροφή = στέγη = the top of the building/room, e.g. a roof but it could be flat
σκεπή = roof in an inverted v shape
το ταβάνι = the ceiling
When unsure about such terms with overlapping meanings in either language, a good rule of thumb is to do an online image search. The images that show how the term is most commonly used will be clearly the most numerous in the results.

[Odontoceto]

Το ταβάνι;

[D_..]

Το ταβάνι = the ceiling.

[Odontoceto]

Isn't it the same?

[mizinamo]

No - a ceiling is the inside top of a room; a roof is the outside top of a whole house.

[Odontoceto]

Duolingo also accepts "roof" as a translation for οροφή. I guess that should be changed, if what you are saying is right.

[jaye16]

"οροφή" can mean both because it basically means the upper limit. dictionary

[Kadmos_Thebes]

What D_, mizinamo and jaye16 are saying IS right.

[joeTatt1]

Turkish loan word

[NezihD]

Yes, original Turkish word is "Tavan" . Resource : http://nisanyansozluk.com/?k=tavan

[NezihD]

I do not understand why people makes negative marks without giving an explanation.

[Lensman400]

shelter is a suggested translation of οροφή so it should be accepted

[jaye16]

The drop down hints are like a dictionary. Not every definition is correct in every sentence. It's usually the first word that fits in each sentence.

This sentence has "roof" and "ceiling" as definitions not "shelter". If you saw "shelter" it is a computer bug. Please take a screenshot and report it. https://support.duolingo.com/hc/en-us/requests/new