καράβι
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek καράβιν (karábin), from Ancient Greek καράβιον (karábion), from κάραβος (kárabos, “boat, crab, beetle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kaˈravi]
Noun
καράβι • (karávi) n (plural καράβια)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καράβι (karávi) | καράβια (karávia) |
| genitive | καραβιού (karavioú) | καραβιών (karavión) |
| accusative | καράβι (karávi) | καράβια (karávia) |
| vocative | καράβι (karávi) | καράβια (karávia) |
See also
- see: πλοίο n (ploío, “large ship”) for other types of vessel.
Further reading
- καράβι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Pontic Greek
Alternative forms
- καράβιν (karávin), καράβ’ (karáv’)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek καράβιν (karábin), from Ancient Greek καράβιον (karábion), from κάραβος (kárabos, “boat, crab, beetle”).
Noun
καράβι (karávi) n
Derived terms
- καραβέα (karavéa)
- καραβόβαρκον (karavóvarkon)
- καραβοκύρης (karavokýris)
- καραβοπίσσιν (karavopíssin)
- καραβοπισσόπον (karavopissópon)
- καραβόπον (karavópon)
- καραβοφόρτι (karavofórti)
Descendants
- → Laz: კარავი (ǩaravi)
References
- Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1958–1961) “καράβιν”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), Athens: Myrtidis, page 405b
Further reading
- καράβι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el