φτερό
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek φτερόν (phterón), φτερό (phteró), from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]φτερό • (fteró) n (plural φτερά)
- (anatomy, ornithology) wing
- (ornithology) feather
- (automotive) wing (UK), fender (US)
- (badminton) shuttlecock
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φτερό (fteró) | φτερά (fterá) |
| genitive | φτερού (fteroú) | φτερών (fterón) |
| accusative | φτερό (fteró) | φτερά (fterá) |
| vocative | φτερό (fteró) | φτερά (fterá) |
Synonyms
[edit]- πούπουλο n (poúpoulo, “down, soft feather”)
Related terms
[edit]- ακρόφτερο n (akróftero, “pinion”)
- αντιπτέριση f (antiptérisi, “badminton”)
- άπτερος (ápteros, “wingless”, adjective)
- φτερωτός (fterotós, “winged”, adjective)
Further reading
[edit]- φτερό, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Categories:
- Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Greek terms inherited from Byzantine Greek
- Greek terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Greek lemmas
- Greek nouns
- Greek neuter nouns
- el:Anatomy
- el:Ornithology
- el:Automotive
- el:Badminton
- Greek nouns declining like 'κιλό'