γήπεδο
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γήπεδον (gḗpedon), from γῆ (gê, “land, earth”) + πέδον (pédon, “ground”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʝipeðo/
- Hyphenation: γή‧πε‧δο
Noun
γήπεδο • (gípedo) n (plural γήπεδα)
- (sports) ground, field, pitch, court, course (piece of land on which a specified sport takes place)
- γήπεδο ποδοσφαίρου ― gípedo podosfaírou ― football field
- γήπεδο του τένις ― gípedo tou ténis ― tennis court
- γήπεδο του γκολφ ― gípedo tou gkolf ― golf course
- (rare) site, ground, plot, strip (open area of land)
- γήπεδο προσγειώσεως ― gípedo prosgeióseos ― landing strip
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | γήπεδο (gípedo) | γήπεδα (gípeda) |
| genitive | γηπέδου (gipédou) γήπεδου (gípedou) |
γηπέδων (gipédon) |
| accusative | γήπεδο (gípedo) | γήπεδα (gípeda) |
| vocative | γήπεδο (gípedo) | γήπεδα (gípeda) |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- γηπεδάκι n (gipedáki) (diminutive)
- γηπεδάρα f (gipedára) (augmentative)
- γηπεδικός (gipedikós) (adjective)
- γηπεδούχος m (gipedoúchos, “home team”) (adjective and noun)
Further reading
- γήπεδο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language