πιάτο

Greek

Etymology

From Italian piatto or Venetan piato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpça.to/

Noun

πιάτο • (piáto) n (plural πιάτα)

1. plate (tableware)
2. (in the plural) dishes (tableware that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal)

   πλένω τα πιάτα ― pléno ta piáta ― I wash the dishes; I do the washing up

3. (by extension) plate (the contents of a plate)
4. (metonymically) dish (a specific type of prepared food)
5. course (a stage of a meal)

   πρώτο πιάτο ― próto piáto ― first course

   κύριο/κυρίως πιάτο ― kýrio/kyríos piáto ― main course

6. (telecommunications) dish (a type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl)

   δορυφορικό πιάτο ― doryforikó piáto ― satellite dish

Declension

Declension of πιάτο

	singular	plural
nominative	πιάτο (piáto)	πιάτα (piáta)
genitive	πιάτου (piátou)	πιάτων (piáton)
accusative	πιάτο (piáto)	πιάτα (piáta)
vocative	πιάτο (piáto)	πιάτα (piáta)

Synonyms

• πινάκι n (pináki)

Derived terms

• κύριο πιάτο n (kýrio piáto, “main course”)
• (diminutive) πιατάκι n (piatáki)
• πλυντήριο πιάτων n (plyntírio piáton, “dishwasher”)

Related terms

• μαχαίρι n (machaíri, “knife”)
• πιρούνι n (piroúni, “fork”)
• κουτάλι n (koutáli, “spoon”)
• ποτήρι n (potíri, “glass”)

References

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

Further reading

• πιάτο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el