πατάτα
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata.
Noun
πατάτα • (patáta) f (plural πατάτες)
- potato (vegetable, plant or dish)
- (in the plural) chips (UK), fries (US)
- (figuratively) mistake, error
- (figuratively) something boring, uninteresting
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πατάτα (patáta) | πατάτες (patátes) |
| genitive | πατάτας (patátas) | πατατών (patatón) |
| accusative | πατάτα (patáta) | πατάτες (patátes) |
| vocative | πατάτα (patáta) | πατάτες (patátes) |
Synonyms
- γεώμηλο n (geómilo) (obsolete)
Derived terms
- γλυκοπατάτα f (glykopatáta, “sweet potato”)
- πατατάκι n (patatáki, “potato crisp (UK); chip (US)”)
- τηγανητή πατάτα f (tiganití patáta, “chip, french fry”)
- κλάνω πατάτες (kláno patátes, “to be terrified”) (literally: "to fart potatoes")
Further reading
- πατάτα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el