πιάτο

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Greek

Etymology

From Italian piatto or Venetan piato.

Pronunciation

Noun

πιάτο (piáton (plural πιάτα)

  1. plate (tableware)
  2. (in the plural) dishes (tableware that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal)
    πλένω τα πιάταpléno ta piátaI wash the dishes; I do the washing up
  3. (by extension) plate (the contents of a plate)
  4. (metonymically) dish (a specific type of prepared food)
  5. course (a stage of a meal)
    πρώτο πιάτοpróto piátofirst course
    κύριο/κυρίως πιάτοkýrio/kyríos piátomain course
  6. (telecommunications) dish (a type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl)
    δορυφορικό πιάτοdoryforikó piátosatellite dish

Declension

Declension of πιάτο
singular plural
nominative πιάτο (piáto) πιάτα (piáta)
genitive πιάτου (piátou) πιάτων (piáton)
accusative πιάτο (piáto) πιάτα (piáta)
vocative πιάτο (piáto) πιάτα (piáta)

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References

πιάτο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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