Greek

Noun

παύλα • ‎(pávla) f ‎(plural παύλες)

1. (typography) em dash, hyphen
2. (typography) quotation dash

Usage notes

— Μιλάει σοβαρά; ρώτησε την Μαρία. ("Is he serious?" he asked Maria.)

— Ναι, σίγουρα, αποκρίθηκε. ("Yes, certainly", she replied.)

Compare this with εισαγωγικά ( « » ), which are also used for recording Greek speech.

Declension

See also

see also: Greek Punctuation and Greek alphabet (Diacritics)

External links

• International variation in quotation marks on Wikipedia.Wikipedia