This is an eclectic assortment of terms, most of which I've found in
use aboard Greek ships loading grain in the port of Duluth-Supeior in the
late 20th century.
Abbreviations: Eng. English, Ital. Italian, Ven. Venetian, Turk.
Turkish, e/d in everyday use, voc. vocative (form of direct address), *
not directly attested
| ENGLISH | GREEK (EVERYDAY) | SOURCE OF EVERYDAY TERM | GREEK (FORMAL) |
| afterpeak | áfterpik | Eng. afterpeak | |
| agent | adzéntis | Eng. agent | práktoras |
| (to) anchor | fundáro | Ital. fondare | angirovoló |
| ballast | savúra | Lat. saburra | érma |
| (hatch-)batten | vérga, bára | Ital. verga, barra | sanídha |
| berth | berth | Eng. berth | thésis |
| blocks | bastéka | Ital. (Ven.) pasteca | |
| (to) board | barkáro | Ital. barcare | epivéno |
| boat | várka | Ital. barca | várka |
| boatswain | lostrómos | Ital. nostromo | lostrómos |
| boss | kápos | Ital. capo | afthendikós |
| bulkhead | bulmés | Turk. bölme | dhiáfragma |
| bunkers (fuel oil) | bónker | Eng. bunker | petréleo (also e/d) |
| captain | kapetánios | Ital. (Ven.) capitanio | plíarxos |
| (radio, sea) channel | kanáli | Ital. canale | porthmós |
| chief (engineer) (voc.) | mástro (+ first name) | Ital. maestro | |
| chief (mate; and other deck officers) (voc.) | kápta (+ first name) | (abbrev. of kapetánios) | gramatiké (chief mate) |
| crane | kréni | Eng. crane | yeranós |
| davit | kapóni | Ital. (Ven.) capón | epotís |
| deadweight | dédweït | Eng. deadweight | |
| decimal point | kómma | Ital. comma | kómma |
| demurrage | kondrastalíes | Ital. (Ven.) contrastallía | |
| derrick | bíga | Ital. biga | fortotír, yeranós |
| diesel oil | dízel | Eng. diesel oil | dízel |
| dock | dók (ta doks) | Eng. dock (the docks) | dók, provlíta |
| double-bottom (tank) | dabelbátem | Eng. double-bottom | dhipithmín |
| draft | draft | Eng. draft | víthizma |
| (grain) elevator | sílos | Ital. silo | |
| evaporator | vaporéto | Ital. vaporetto | |
| even-keel | ívenkíl | Eng. even-keel | isódhromos (also e/d) |
| fender | balóni | Ital. ballone | |
| fender | stromátso | Ital. stramazzo | |
| finish (e.g., cargo) | kompletáro | Ital. (Ven.) completar ? | telióno (also e/d) |
| foreman | fórman | Eng. foreman | ergodhigós |
| F.O.B. (free on board) | fob | Eng. fob | eléfthero epí tu plíu |
| fresh water | frésko neró | Ital. fresco (+ Gk. neró) | glikó neró |
| fuel oil | fyúloil | Eng. fuel oil | petréleo (also e/d) |
| fumigation | fyumigésian | Eng. fumigation | mioktonía |
| gangway | skála | Ital. scala | dhiabáthra |
| hatch | bukapórta | Ital. buccaporta | |
| hatch-cover | magrégor | Eng. Macgregor (tradename) | |
| haul (on a rope)! | víra | Ital. vira | |
| hawser | kávos | Ital. cavo | kálos |
| hawser | gúmena | Ital. gomena | palamári |
| (on-/off-)hire | an-/af-háïr | Eng. on-/off-hire | |
| hogging | (e.g., éxome) xagin | Eng. (we're) hogging | kirtótita |
| hold | ambári | Turk. ambar | |
| inch | íntsa | Eng. inch | |
| lay days | stalíes | Ital. stallía | |
| maximum | máksimum | Eng. maximum | méyiston |
| minimum | mínimum | Eng. minimum | eláxisto |
| (heeling) moment | (hílin) móment | Eng. (heeling) moment | ropí |
| number | número | Ital. numero | arithmós |
| OK (okay) | okéï | Eng. okay | endáksi |
| overtime | óvertaïm | Eng. overtime | iperoría |
| painter (rope) | barúma | Ital. paroma | |
| pilot | pilótos | Ital. piloto | pilótos |
| pipe (grain-elevator spout) | pípa | Ital pipa | xoní (xoáni) |
| poop-deck | poúpi | Ital. poppa | |
| port (harbor) | limáni | Turk. liman | limín |
| post (column) | kolonáki | Ital. colonna (+ Gk. -aki 'big') | |
| pound (meas.) | lí(v)ra | Ital. lira | |
| propellor | propélla | Eng. propellor | |
| rails (along deck) | rélia | Ital. *reglia | |
| rudder | timóni | Ital. timone | timóni |
| runner (of derrick) | róner | Eng. runner | |
| sagging | (e.g., éxome) ságin | Eng. (we're) sagging | |
| scuttle (deck-access) | skátel | Eng. scuttle | rúmbos (also e/d) |
| shift | (e.g., éxome) shift | Eng. (we'll be) shifting | methórmisis |
| (to) shift | mováro | Eng. move (or Ital. muovere) | |
| ship | vapori | Ital. vapore | plío |
| slack (not full) | slak | Eng. slack | |
| slack (a rope)! | láska / máïna | Ital. lasca / maina | |
| spring(-line) | sprink | Eng. spring | |
| stevedore | stivadhóros | Ital. (Ven.) stivador | forto-ekfortótis |
| stop! | stop | Eng. stop | stamáta (also e/d) |
| storm | furtúna | Ital. fortuna | furtúna |
| stowage factor | stówadz fáktor | Eng. stowage factor | |
| tank | tank | Eng. tank | dheksamení |
| tight (of rope) | férmos | Ital. fermo | tendoménos (also e/d) |
| ton | tónnos | Lat Lat. or Ital. tunna | tónnos |
| topside tank | tápsaïd tank | Eng. topside tank | |
| trimming (of bulk cargo) | tríming | Eng. trimming | |
| tugboat | rimúlko | Old Ital. remurchio | |
| ullage | áladz | Eng. ullage | |
| winch | víntsi | Eng. winch | varúlko |
| windlass | pómpa | Ital. pompa ? | varúlko |
| wing-tank | wink | Eng. wing |