MyEnglishGreekDict - a free English to Greek dictionary for Kindle

[atrahhdis]

Hi all,

I'm writing to present you my recent work on an English to Greek dictionary for Kindle.

MyEnglishGreekDict - a free English to Greek dictionary for Kindle

This Kindle dictionary is the result of a StarDict to mobi conversion of an old English to Greek dictionary found in this thread (thanks shak3800!).

Most probably, this used to be a Babylon community dictionary of the early 00's.

Original author and information

version 2.4.2
wordcount 48527
synwordcount 45198
idxfilesize 896658
author Giannacoulis George

Dictionary description in Greek

Αγγλοελληνικό λεξικό με πάνω από 48000 λέξεις, ειδικούς όρους (από διάφορα επιστημονικά πεδία), ιδιωματισμούς και παροιμίες. Το λεξικό εμπλουτίζεται διαρκώς, συμπληρώνονται νέοι όροι και προστίθενται ερμηνείες ενώ ταυτόχρονα γίνονται, όπου κρίνονται απαραίτητες, σχετικές διορθώσεις. Επιπροσθέτως τελευταία γίνεται προσπάθεια παράθεσης παραδειγμάτων χρήσης των λέξεων.

About the author

Unfortunately I can't find a lot about George Giannacoulis (who I thank A LOT for creating this dictionary!), apart from an archived version of his website:

http://users.sch.gr/gyiann

License

Until today it has been impossible to find any information with regards to the license of the original work and I assume that it was most probably unlicensed.

However, this fork is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Creation how-to

1. I converted the StarDict dictionary to tabfile format (txt), using pyglossary.
2. I created the opf and html files with tab2opf.exe (using -utf option) from 1manfactory.com. I ran this tool under Linux, using Wine.
3. I edited the opf and html files using a text editor.
4. I created the mobi file with kindlegen for Linux.

Download

You can download the latest version of the dictionary from my GitHub repository.

Installation instructions

1. Connect your Kindle with your Laptop/PC.
2. Copy MyEnglishGreekDict.mobi to /documents/dictionaries folder.
3. Unmount, disconnect and restart your Kindle.
4. Don't use it as your default dictionary - having an English to English as your default one, ensures that your Kindle will use it as a fallback solution. Instead, choose "My English to Greek Dictionary" from within the book you are currently reading.

Notes

- This dictionary has been tested with Paperwhite 7th and 11th generations, running the latest available firmware.
- I suggest you to add freeeneldict too and use it along with this one!