ψάρι
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek ψάρι (psári), from the Koine sense "fish" of the Ancient Greek ὀψάριον (opsárion), diminutive of ὄψον (ópson, “delicacy”).[1] Cognate with Mariupol Greek псар (psar).
Pronunciation
Noun
ψάρι • (psári) n (plural ψάρια)
- fish
- Synonym: (dated) ιχθύς (ichthýs)
- (figuratively) naive
- (derogatory) rookie
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ψάρι (psári) | ψάρια (psária) |
| genitive | ψαριού (psarioú) | ψαριών (psarión) |
| accusative | ψάρι (psári) | ψάρια (psária) |
| vocative | ψάρι (psári) | ψάρια (psária) |
Derived terms
- σκυλόψαρο n (skylópsaro, “dogfish”)
- ψάρακας m (psárakas, “rookie”) (military slang)
- ψαράκι n (psaráki) (diminutive)
- ψαράς m (psarás, “fisherman”)
- ψάρεμα n (psárema, “fishing”)
- ψαρεύω (psarévo, “to fish”)
- ψάρι μονομάχος (psári monomáchos, “fighting fish”)
- ψαριά f (psariá, “catch”)
- ψαρίλα f (psaríla, “fish smell”)
- -ψαρο (-psaro)
- ψαρο- (psaro-)
- ψαρόβαρκα f (psaróvarka, “fishing boat”)
- ψαρού f (psaroú)
- ψαρούκλα f (psaroúkla) (augmentative)
- ψαρώνω (psaróno)
References
- ^ ψάρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
ψάρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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