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Greek
Etymology
From πουλ(ί) (poul(í), “bird”) + -ερικό (-erikó, “suffix of uncertain etymon”). Petrunias[1] associates it to neuter noun αερικό (aerikó, “etheral spirit, demon”) a word reminding of air and flying. Babiniotis, to σιδερ-ικό (sider-ikó, “object of iron”)[2] or πεθερ-ικό (pether-ikó, “father-mother-in-law”)[3] (but both words with ‑ερ- in their stems, suffixed with -ικό).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puleriˈko/
- Hyphenation: που‧λε‧ρι‧κό
Noun
πουλερικό • (poulerikó) n (plural πουλερικά) (the plural forms are more usual)
- poultry, domestic fowl
- poultry meat
Κάνω δίαιτα με πουλερικά και λαχανικά.- Káno díaita me pouleriká kai lachaniká.
- I am on a diet of poultry and vegetables.
Declension
Coordinate terms
- see: κότα f (kóta, “hen, chicken”)
References
- ^ πουλερικό, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Etymologies by Evangelos Petrounias.
- ^ πουλερικό - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
- ^ πουλερικό - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre