φαΐ

Greek

Alternative forms

• φαγί n (fagí) (vernacular)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek φαγί (phagí), from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn), infinitive of ἔφαγον (éphagon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.ˈi/
• Hyphenation: φα‧ΐ

Noun

φαΐ • (faḯ) n

1. food

   Φάε το φαΐ σου! ― Fáe to faḯ sou! ― Eat your food!

   /ˈfae to‿faˈi‿su/

Declension

Declension of φαΐ

	singular	plural
nominative	φαΐ •	φαγιά •
genitive	φαγιού •	φαγιών •
accusative	φαΐ •	φαγιά •
vocative	φαΐ •	φαγιά •
• all inflectional forms especially genitives are rare and informal. Instead, φαγητού, φαγητά and φαγητών can be used, from synonym φαγητό (fagitó).

Synonyms

• φαγητό n (fagitó)

Derived terms

• φαγάκι n (fagáki) (diminutive)

Further reading

• “φαΐ”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998