κρεβάτι
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- κρεββάτι (krevváti)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]κρεβάτι • (kreváti) n (plural κρεβάτια)
- bed
- A marriage custom, usually some days before the marriage, during which friends and relatives throw money onto the marriage bed.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κρεβάτι (kreváti) | κρεβάτια (krevátia) |
| genitive | κρεβατιού (krevatioú) | κρεβατιών (krevatión) |
| accusative | κρεβάτι (kreváti) | κρεβάτια (krevátia) |
| vocative | κρεβάτι (kreváti) | κρεβάτια (krevátia) |
Synonyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → 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
[edit]- κρεβάτι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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- el:Furniture
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