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Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek παγίδιον (pagídion, “snare, trap”),[1][2] from παγίς (pagís, “snare, trap”) + -ῐ́δῐον (-ídion, “diminutive suffix”), the former from Ancient Greek πάγη (págē, “snare, trap”), owing to the ribcage's resemblance to a metal trap.
Noun
παΐδι • (paḯdi) n (plural παΐδια)
- (colloquial) rib
Declension
Declension of παΐδι
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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παΐδι (paḯdi)
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παΐδια (paḯdia)
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| genitive
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παϊδιού (païdioú)
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παϊδιών (païdión)
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| accusative
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παΐδι (paḯdi)
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παΐδια (paḯdia)
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| vocative
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παΐδι (paḯdi)
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παΐδια (paḯdia)
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- παϊδάκι n (païdáki, “chop, cutlet”)
References
- ^ παΐδι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1301.
- ^ “παγίδιον”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011