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Greek
Etymology
Back-formation from σκάτα (skáta), from the plural of Ancient Greek σκῶρ (skôr, “dung, excrement, feces”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skaˈto/
- Hyphenation: σκα‧τό
Noun
σκατό • (skató) n (plural σκατά)
- (vulgar, colloquial, usually in the plural) shit, shite, crap (faeces)
Ποιος άφησε τα σκατά στη τουαλέτα πάλι;- Poios áfise ta skatá sti toualéta páli?
- Who left their shit in the toilet again?
Έλα εδώ να μαζέψεις αυτό το σκατό που άφησε το σκυλί σου!- Éla edó na mazépseis aftó to skató pou áfise to skylí sou!
- Come here and clean up this shit your dog left!
- (vulgar, colloquial, by extension) crap, dirt (anything foul-smelling and dirty in general)
Πήξαμε στο σκατό σ’ αυτή τη γειτονιά.- Píxame sto skató s’ aftí ti geitoniá.
- We're drowning in crap in this neighbourhood.
- (vulgar, colloquial, figuratively, usually in the plural) shit, shite, crap, nonsense, rubbish (anything low quality and worthless)
Γιατί σπαταλά τα λεφτά της σ’ αυτά τα σκατά;- Giatí spatalá ta leftá tis s’ aftá ta skatá;
- Why does she waste her money on that shit?
- (colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) little shit, little fart (small and insolent child)
Ο γιος σου είναι ένα τόσο δα σκατό και βγάζει γλώσσα.- O gios sou eínai éna tóso da skató kai vgázei glóssa.
- Your son is only a little shit and he's talking smack.
- (colloquial, humorous, figuratively) any small item, in a negative light.
Τι πλήρωσες τόσα λεφτά για αυτό το σκατό;- Ti plíroses tósa leftá gia aftó to skató;
- Why'd you pay so much money for that piece of crap?
Declension
Declension of σκατό
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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σκατό (skató)
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σκατά (skatá)
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genitive
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σκατού (skatoú)
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σκατών (skatón)
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accusative
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σκατό (skató)
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σκατά (skatá)
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vocative
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σκατό (skató)
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σκατά (skatá)
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- σκατό- (skató-, “shit-”)
- σκατής (skatís, “shit-brown”, adj)
- σκατουλής (skatoulís, “shit-brown”, adj)
- σκατίλα f (skatíla, “smell of shit”)
- σκατάς m (skatás, “shit (person)”)
- σκατώνω (skatóno, “to beshit, cover in shit”)
- ξεσκατίζω (xeskatízo, “to clean someone's bottom”)
- ξεσκατώνω (xeskatóno, “to clean someone's bottom”)
See also