μοσχάρι
Greek
Etymology
From μοσκάρι (moskári, “calf”) with sound change from -σκ- (-sk-) > -σχ- (-sch-), from Medieval Greek μοσκάρι (moskári), from Koine Greek μοσχάριον (moskhárion), from μόσχος (móskhos, “offshoot of plants; young calf, heifer”) + -άριον (-árion, “diminutive suffix”).
Noun
μοσχάρι • (moschári) n (plural μοσχάρια)
- calf (young cow or bull)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μοσχάρι (moschári) | μοσχάρια (moschária) |
| genitive | μοσχαριού (moscharioú) | μοσχαριών (moscharión) |
| accusative | μοσχάρι (moschári) | μοσχάρια (moschária) |
| vocative | μοσχάρι (moschári) | μοσχάρια (moschária) |
Coordinate terms
- see: αγελάδα f (ageláda, “cow”)
Further reading
- μοσχάρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el