κρεβάτι
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Etymology[edit]
From Byzantine Greek κρεβάτι(ο)ν (krebáti(o)n), from Koine Greek κραβ(β)άτιον (krab(b)átion), from a diminutive of Ancient Greek κράββατος (krábbatos).
Cognate with Mariupol Greek крева́ть (krjevátʹ).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
κρεβάτι • (kreváti) n (plural κρεβάτια)
- bed
- A marriage custom, usually some days before the marriage, during which friends and relatives throw money onto the marriage bed.
Declension[edit]
declension of κρεβάτι
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Albanian: krevat
- → Aromanian: crivati
- → Romanian: crivat (regional, archaic)
- → Ottoman Turkish: كروت (kerevet) (see there for further descendants)
- → Russian: кровать (krovatʹ) (see there for further descendants)
Further reading[edit]
- κρεβάτι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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