πιθάρι
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Koine Greek or Byzantine Greek πιθάριον (pithárion), diminutive of Ancient Greek πίθος (píthos, “vase, pot”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈθari/
- Hyphenation: πι‧θά‧ρι
Noun
πιθάρι • (pithári) n (plural πιθάρια)
- pot, large jar usually made of clay
- (proverb, expression) of Diogenes who lived in such a cask
- το πιθάρι του Διογένη ― to pithári tou Diogéni ― the jar of Diogenes
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πιθάρι (pithári) | πιθάρια (pithária) |
| genitive | πιθαριού (pitharioú) | πιθαριών (pitharión) |
| accusative | πιθάρι (pithári) | πιθάρια (pithária) |
| vocative | πιθάρι (pithári) | πιθάρια (pithária) |
Synonyms
- πίθος m (píthos)
Related terms
References
- ^ πιθάρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language