ψάρι
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀψάριον (opsárion, “fish”), diminutive of ὄψον (ópson, “delicacy”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈp͡sari]
- Hyphenation: ψά‧ρι
Noun
ψάρι • (psári) n (plural ψάρια)
- fish
- (figuratively) naive
- (derogatory) rookie
Declension
declension of ψάρι
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ψάρι • | ψάρια • |
| genitive | ψαριού • | ψαριών • |
| accusative | ψάρι • | ψάρια • |
| vocative | ψάρι • | ψάρια • |
Synonyms
- (Katharevousa) ιχθύς m (ichthýs)
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”)
- ψαριά f (psariá, “catch”)
- ψαρίλα f (psaríla, “fish smell”)
- ψάρι μονομάχος (psári monomáchos, “fighting fish”)
- ψαρόβαρκα f (psaróvarka, “fishing boat”)
- ψαρού f (psaroú)
- ψαρούκλα f (psaroúkla) (augmentative)
- ψαρο- (psaro-)
- -ψαρο (-psaro)
- ψαρώνω (psaróno)
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