φαΐ

Greek

Alternative forms

• φαγί n (fagí) (vernacular)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek φαγί(ν) (phagí(n)), from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn), infinitive of ἔφαγον (éphagon), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-, zero-grade of *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ˈi/
• Hyphenation: φα‧ΐ

Noun

φαΐ • (faḯ) n

1. food

   Synonym: φαγητό (fagitó)

   Φάε το φαΐ σου! (/ˈfae to‿faˈi‿su/) ― Fáe to faḯ sou! ― Eat your food!

Declension

Declension of φαΐ

	singular	plural
nominative	φαΐ •	φαγιά •
genitive	φαγιού •	φαγιών •
accusative	φαΐ •	φαγιά •
vocative	φαΐ •	φαγιά •
• all inflectional forms especially genitives are rare and informal. Instead, φαγητού, φαγητά and φαγητών can be used, from synonym φαγητό (fagitó).

Derived terms

• αποφάι n (apofái, “scraps”)
• αποφάγι n (apofági, “scraps”)
• φαγάκι n (fagáki, diminutive)

 

Further reading

• “φαΐ”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998