καλάθι
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek καλάθι(ν) (kaláthi(n)), from Koine Greek καλάθιον (kaláthion), the diminutive of Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈla.θi/
Noun
καλάθι • (kaláthi) n (plural καλάθια)
- basket
- Έβαλε τις φράουλες στο καλάθι.
- Évale tis fráoules sto kaláthi.
- He put the strawberries into the basket.
- Η γιαγιά μου πλέκει καλάθια.
- I giagiá mou plékei kaláthia.
- My grandma weaves baskets.
- (basketball) goal
- (basketball) a target area for the ball
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καλάθι (kaláthi) | καλάθια (kaláthia) |
| genitive | καλαθιού (kalathioú) | καλαθιών (kalathión) |
| accusative | καλάθι (kaláthi) | καλάθια (kaláthia) |
| vocative | καλάθι (kaláthi) | καλάθια (kaláthia) |
Further reading
- καλάθι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- καλάθι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language