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σακκοράφια

English translation: sakkorafi (pl. sakkorafia), a measure of water

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Greek term or phrase: σακκοράφια English translation: sakkorafi (pl. sakkorafia), a measure of water Entered by: Vasiliki (Betty Jean) Petropoulou

17:33 Dec 14, 2011

Greek to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Other / Water Board of Nicosia
Greek term or phrase: σακκοράφια This is on a water bill. It says deduction for σακκοράφια. Can someone advise? I can't seem to find an explanation, except for something to do with horse saddles.	Vasiliki (Betty Jean) Petropoulou KudoZ activity Questions: 8 (none open) Answers: 31 Greece Local time: 03:58
sakkorafi (pl. sakkorafia), a measure of water Explanation: Ίσως να αντιστοιχεί σε οκά (νερού) ανά λεπτό, αν ισχύει αυτό: http://books.google.gr/books?id=07wMAQAAMAAJ&q=σακκοράφια&dq... Επειδή μετρούσαν τη διάμετρο του σωλήνα με σακοράφα. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-14 18:42:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Πρώτα οι νεροφόροι, ή νεροπούληδες και μετά το νερό στα πλούσια σπίτια, με ιδιωτικές διασωληνώσεις, για όσους μπορούσαν βέβαια να πληρώσουν για την αγορά τίτλου δικαιώματος, αφού αυτό τους επέτρεπε να παίρνουν νερό με το σακκοράφι, ένα σύστηνα που εξυπηρέτησε μαζί με τις δημόσιες βρύσες την παλαιά πόλη της Λευκωσίας μέχρι και το 1975. Το σακκοράφι, το χοντρό δηλαδή βελόνι, καθόριζε διάμετρο και κατ’ επέκταση ποσότητα νερού που μπορούσε ο κάθε τιτλούχος να έχει. http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moa/wdd/Wdd.nsf/All/0DB92380C4668EE...	Selected response from: Nick Lingris United Kingdom Local time: 01:58
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sakkorafi (pl. sakkorafia), a measure of water Explanation: Ίσως να αντιστοιχεί σε οκά (νερού) ανά λεπτό, αν ισχύει αυτό: http://books.google.gr/books?id=07wMAQAAMAAJ&q=σακκοράφια&dq... Επειδή μετρούσαν τη διάμετρο του σωλήνα με σακοράφα. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2011-12-14 18:42:53 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Πρώτα οι νεροφόροι, ή νεροπούληδες και μετά το νερό στα πλούσια σπίτια, με ιδιωτικές διασωληνώσεις, για όσους μπορούσαν βέβαια να πληρώσουν για την αγορά τίτλου δικαιώματος, αφού αυτό τους επέτρεπε να παίρνουν νερό με το σακκοράφι, ένα σύστηνα που εξυπηρέτησε μαζί με τις δημόσιες βρύσες την παλαιά πόλη της Λευκωσίας μέχρι και το 1975. Το σακκοράφι, το χοντρό δηλαδή βελόνι, καθόριζε διάμετρο και κατ’ επέκταση ποσότητα νερού που μπορούσε ο κάθε τιτλούχος να έχει. http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moa/wdd/Wdd.nsf/All/0DB92380C4668EE...	Nick Lingris United Kingdom Local time: 01:58 Works in field Native speaker of: Greek PRO pts in category: 204
Grading comment Thank you for all the trouble you went to researching this.
Notes to answerer Asker: Thanks again, Nick. This is very enlightening and it explains the strangle definition that I found pertaining to the saddle-needle.
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