Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
πεδιάδα. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
πεδιάδα, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
πεδιάδα in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
πεδιάδα you have here. The definition of the word
πεδιάδα will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
πεδιάδα, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πεδιάς (pediás, “plain”, noun, adjective) + accusative suffix -άδα (-áda),[1] from πεδίον (pedíon, “open country, field, plain”) + -ιάς (-iás).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
πεδιάδα • (pediáda) f (plural πεδιάδες)
- (geography) plain (large, flat lands)
Declension
Synonyms
- πεδινός (pedinós, “plain, plains”, adjective)
References
- ^ πεδιάδα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πέδον (> DER > 1. πεδιάς)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1160-1
Further reading