κουβάς
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Medieval Byzantine Greek κουβάς (koubás), from Ottoman Turkish قوغه (koğa, kova) (as in Turkish kova) + -ς (-s)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈvas/
- Hyphenation: κου‧βάς
Noun
κουβάς • (kouvás) m (plural κουβάδες)
- bucket
Declension
declension of κουβάς
case \\ number | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | κουβάς • | κουβάδες • |
genitive | κουβά • | κουβάδων • |
accusative | κουβά • | κουβάδες • |
vocative | κουβά • | κουβάδες • |
Derived terms
- κουβαδάκι n (kouvadáki, “small bucket, -chiefly, children's toy-”)
Further reading
- κουβάς - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.