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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird, hen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈorniθa/
- Hyphenation: όρ‧νι‧θα
Noun
όρνιθα • (órnitha) f (plural όρνιθες)
- hen, female chicken
Usage notes
- Learned use instead of the standard κότα (kóta), but also commonly used in Demotic in several regions of Greece, in the Cypriot dialect and in literature.
- The plural οι όρνιθες (órnithes) is feminine; the ancient form οἱ, αἱ ὄρνιθες (hoi, hai órnithes) can be either masculine or feminine. The comedy Όρνιθες (Órnithes) (Ὂρνιθες (Òrnithes)) by Aristophanes, is masculine.
— Τάισες τις όρνιθες; — Ναι, τάισα τις κότες καλαμπόκι.- — Táises tis órnithes; — Nai, táisa tis kótes kalampóki.
- — Have you fed the hens? — Yes, I've fed the hens with corn.
Παρακολουθήσαμε τους Όρνιθες· ήταν πολύ ωραία παράσταση.- Parakolouthísame tous Órnithes; ítan polý oraía parástasi.
- We've watched The Birds; it was a very good performance.
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Derived terms
Compounds with ορνιθ- (ornith-) e.g.
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