γήπεδο

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γήπεδον (gḗpedon), from γῆ (gê, “land, earth”) + πέδον (pédon, “ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝipeðo/
• Hyphenation: γή‧πε‧δο

Noun

γήπεδο • (gípedo) n (plural γήπεδα)

1. (sports) ground, field, pitch, court, course (piece of land on which a specified sport takes place)

   γήπεδο ποδοσφαίρου ― gípedo podosfaírou ― football field

   γήπεδο του τένις ― gípedo tou ténis ― tennis court

   γήπεδο του γκολφ ― gípedo tou gkolf ― golf course

2. (rare) site, ground, plot, strip (open area of land)

   γήπεδο προσγειώσεως ― gípedo prosgeióseos ― landing strip

Declension

Declension of γήπεδο

	singular	plural
nominative	γήπεδο (gípedo)	γήπεδα (gípeda)
genitive	γηπέδου (gipédou) γήπεδου (gípedou)	γηπέδων (gipédon)
accusative	γήπεδο (gípedo)	γήπεδα (gípeda)
vocative	γήπεδο (gípedo)	γήπεδα (gípeda)

Synonyms

• (ground, field): στάδιο n (stádio)
• (ground, plot): οικόπεδο n (oikópedo), αλάνα f (alána)

Derived terms

• γηπεδάκι n (gipedáki) (diminutive)
• γηπεδάρα f (gipedára) (augmentative)
• γηπεδικός (gipedikós) (adjective)
• γηπεδούχος m (gipedoúchos, “home team”) (adjective and noun)

Further reading

• γήπεδο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language