παΐδι
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Koine Greek παγίδιον (pagídion, “snare, trap”),[1][2] from παγίς (pagís, “snare, trap”) + -ῐ́δῐον (-ĭ́dĭon, “diminutive suffix”), the former from Ancient Greek πάγη (págē, “snare, trap”), owing to the ribcage's resemblance to a metal trap.
Noun
[edit]παΐδι • (paḯdi) n (plural παΐδια)
- (colloquial) rib
- Synonym: πλευρό n (plevró)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | παΐδι (paḯdi) | παΐδια (paḯdia) |
| genitive | παϊδιού (païdioú) | παϊδιών (païdión) |
| accusative | παΐδι (paḯdi) | παΐδια (paḯdia) |
| vocative | παΐδι (paḯdi) | παΐδια (paḯdia) |
Derived terms
[edit]- παϊδάκι n (païdáki, “chop; cutlet”)
References
[edit]- ^ παΐδι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002), Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1301.
- ^ παγίδιον, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011