καμβάς
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from French canevas.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kamˈvas/
- Hyphenation: καμ‧βάς
Noun
καμβάς • (kamvás) m (plural καμβάδες)
- canvas (a mesh of loosely woven cotton strands to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts)
- canvas (a piece of cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint)
- (figuratively) canvas (a basis for creative work)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καμβάς (kamvás) | καμβάδες (kamvádes) |
| genitive | καμβά (kamvá) | καμβάδων (kamvádon) |
| accusative | καμβά (kamvá) | καμβάδες (kamvádes) |
| vocative | καμβά (kamvá) | καμβάδες (kamvádes) |
References
- ^ καμβάς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language