κρεβάτι

Greek

Alternative forms

• κρεββάτι (krevváti)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek κρεβάτι(ο)ν (krebáti(o)n), from Koine Greek κραβ(β)άτιον (krab(b)átion), from a diminutive of Ancient Greek κράββατος (krábbatos).

Cognate with Mariupol Greek крева́ть (krjevátʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɾɛˈvati]

Noun

κρεβάτι • (kreváti) n (plural κρεβάτια)

1. bed
2. A marriage custom, usually some days before the marriage, during which friends and relatives throw money onto the marriage bed.

Declension

Declension of κρεβάτι

	singular	plural
nominative	κρεβάτι •	κρεβάτια •
genitive	κρεβατιού •	κρεβατιών •
accusative	κρεβάτι •	κρεβάτια •
vocative	κρεβάτι •	κρεβάτια •

Synonyms

• κλίνη f (klíni)
• κοίτη f (koíti)
• ευνή f (evní) (archaic)

Descendants

• → Albanian: krevat
• → Aromanian: crivati
• → Romanian: crivat (regional, archaic)
• → Ottoman Turkish: كروت (kerevet) (see there for further descendants)
• → Russian: кровать (krovatʹ) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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