πιθάρι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Koine Greek or Byzantine Greek πιθάριον (pithárion), diminutive of Ancient Greek πίθος (píthos, “vase, pot”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /piˈθari/
  • Hyphenation: πι‧θά‧ρι

Noun

πιθάρι • (pithári) n (plural πιθάρια)

  1. pot, large jar usually made of clay
  2. (proverb, expression) of Diogenes who lived in such a cask
    το πιθάρι του Διογένη ― to pithári tou Diogéni ― the jar of Diogenes

Declension
declension of πιθάρι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative πιθάρι • πιθάρια •
genitive πιθαριού • πιθαριών •
accusative πιθάρι • πιθάρια •
vocative πιθάρι • πιθάρια •

Synonyms

References
  1. πιθάρι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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