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Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpla.ti/
- Hyphenation: πλά‧τη
- tonic near-homophone: πλατύ (platý)
Etymology 1
Already in Ancient Greek πλάτη (plátē, “flat or broad object; mainly a flat oar”), found in the plural πλάται (plátai, “shoulder-blades”) from the adjective πλατύς (platús, “broad”).[1] Cognate with Irish leithe, Old Church Slavonic плеще (plešte), Hittite (paltana).[2]
Noun
πλάτη • (pláti) f (plural πλάτες)
- (anatomy) back
- chairback
Declension
Declension of πλάτη
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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πλάτη (pláti)
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πλάτες (plátes)
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| genitive
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πλάτης (plátis)
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πλατών (platón)
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| accusative
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πλάτη (pláti)
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πλάτες (plátes)
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| vocative
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πλάτη (pláti)
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πλάτες (plátes)
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
πλάτη • (pláti) n
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of πλάτος (plátos)
References
- ^ πλάτη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ πλάτη - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre