ποτό
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ποτόν (potón), noun use of the neuter form of ποτός (potós, “drinkable”), from Proto-Hellenic *potós, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₃tós (“(having been) drunk; having drunk”), derived from the root *peh₃- (“to drink”). Cognate with Italian poto.
Pronunciation
Noun
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ποτό (potó) | ποτά (potá) |
| genitive | ποτού (potoú) | ποτών (potón) |
| accusative | ποτό (potó) | ποτά (potá) |
| vocative | ποτό (potó) | ποτά (potá) |
Related terms
- απότιστος (apótistos, “unwatered”, adjective)
- κρασοπότηρο n (krasopótiro, “wine glass”)
- ποτάμι n (potámi, “river, stream”)
- ποταμός m (potamós, “river, stream”)
- ποτηράκι n (potiráki, “small glass”)
- ποτήρι n (potíri, “glass, tumbler”)
- πότης m (pótis, “drinker”)
- ποτίζω (potízo, “to water, to irrigate”)
- πότισμα n (pótisma, “watering”)
- ποτιστήρι f (potistíri, “watering can”)
- ποτιστής m (potistís, “waterer”)
- ποτιστικός (potistikós, “watering”, adjective)
- ποτίστρα f (potístra, “water trough, watering hole”)
- ποτοαπαγόρευση f (potoapagórefsi, “prohibition”)
- ποτοποιείο n (potopoieío, “distillery”)
- ποτοποιός m (potopoiós, “distiller”)
- ποτοπωλείο n (potopoleío, “wine shop”)
- πότρια f (pótria, “drinker”)
References
- ποτό, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
ποτό on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
