φέτα

Greek

Etymology

From Italian fetta (“slice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe.ta/

Noun

φέτα • (féta) f (plural φέτες)

1. slice

   Μπορείτε να φάτε μία φέτα άσπρου ψωμιού.

   Boreíte na fáte mía féta ásprou psomioú.

   You can eat a slice of white bread.

2. feta (cheese)

Declension

Declension of φέτα

	singular	plural
nominative	φέτα •	φέτες •
genitive	φέτας •	φετών •
accusative	φέτα •	φέτες •
vocative	φέτα •	φέτες •

Coordinate terms

• τυρί n (tyrí, “cheese”)

Descendants

• → English: feta
• → Finnish: feta
• → German: Feta
• → Polish: feta
• → Portuguese: feta
• → Russian: фе́та f (féta)
• → Swedish: feta
• → Turkish: feta

Further reading

• Φέτα (τυρί) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el