φόδρα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan fodra, itself a loan tracing back to Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect, guard”). Doublet of φούτερ (foúter), borrowed directly from Germanic, which has come to mean “sweatshirt”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ðɾa/

Noun

φόδρα • (fódra) f (plural φόδρες)

1. lining, inner coating

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	φόδρα (fódra)	φόδρες (fódres)
genitive	φόδρας (fódras)	φοδρών (fodrón)
accusative	φόδρα (fódra)	φόδρες (fódres)
vocative	φόδρα (fódra)	φόδρες (fódres)