πρόβατο
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πρόβατον (próbaton). Cognates include Mariupol Greek про́вату (próvatu).
Pronunciation
Noun
πρόβατο • (próvato) n (plural πρόβατα, feminine προβατίνα)
- sheep
- (figuratively) sheep (someone who is easily deceived by others)
- (figuratively) lamb (a very gentle person)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πρόβατο (próvato) | πρόβατα (próvata) |
| genitive | προβάτου (provátou) πρόβατου (próvatou) |
προβάτων (prováton) |
| accusative | πρόβατο (próvato) | πρόβατα (próvata) |
| vocative | πρόβατο (próvato) | πρόβατα (próvata) |
Coordinate terms
- αιγοπρόβατα n pl (aigopróvata, “sheep and goats”)
- αμνάδα f (amnáda, “young ewe”)
- αμνός m (amnós, “lamb”, archaic)
- αρνάκι n (arnáki, “lamb”)
- αρνί n (arní, “lamb”)
- αρνίσιος (arnísios, “lamb, lamb's”, adjective)
- κριάρι f (kriári, “ram”)
- κριός m (kriós, “ram”)
- πρόβειο κρέας n (próveio kréas, “mutton”, literally “sheep meat”)
- πρόβειος (próveios, “sheep”, adjective)
- πρόβιος (próvios, “sheep”, adjective)
Derived terms
- αιγοπρόβατα n pl (aigopróvata, “sheep and goats”)
- πρόβειος (próveios, “sheep”, adjective)
- πρόβιος (próvios, “sheep”, adjective)
Further reading
- πρόβατο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
πρόβατο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
