κεφτές
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Greek
Alternative forms
- κιοφτές m (kioftés)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كوفته (köfte) (Turkish köfte), from Persian کوفته (kufte).
Pronunciation
Noun
κεφτές • (keftés) m (plural κεφτέδες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κεφτές (keftés) | κεφτέδες (keftédes) |
| genitive | κεφτέ (kefté) | κεφτέδων (keftédon) |
| accusative | κεφτέ (kefté) | κεφτέδες (keftédes) |
| vocative | κεφτέ (kefté) | κεφτέδες (keftédes) |
Derived terms
- κεφτεδάκι n (keftedáki) (diminutive form)
- ρεβυθοκεφτές m (revythokeftés, “chickpea ball”)
- κολοκυθοκεφτέδες m pl (kolokythokeftédes, “zucchini fritters”)
Descendants
- Ladino: kefte
See also
- κρεατοσφαιρίδια n pl (kreatosfairídia, “meatballs”) (colloquial)
Further reading
κεφτές on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
