μπίρα
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- μπύρα f (býra)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Venetan bira (“beer”),[1] from Old High German bior (“beer”), or borrowed from Italian birra,[2] which replaced cervogia.[3] from German Bier.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]μπίρα • (bíra) f (plural μπίρες)
Usage notes
[edit]- μπίρα (bíra) is etymologically the correct spelling, nevertheless μπύρα (býra) is the most popular.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μπίρα (bíra) | μπίρες (bíres) |
| genitive | μπίρας (bíras) | μπιρών (birón) |
| accusative | μπίρα (bíra) | μπίρες (bíres) |
| vocative | μπίρα (bíra) | μπίρες (bíres) |
Synonyms
[edit]- (learned) ζύθος m (zýthos)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ μπίρα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ μπίρα - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christikó lexikó tis neoellenikís glóssas) [A Practical Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
- ^ μπίρα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading
[edit]
μπίρα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
