κουβάς

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek κουβάς (koubás), from Ottoman Turkish قوغه (koğa, kova) (Turkish kova) + -ς (-s)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈvas/
• Hyphenation: κου‧βάς

Noun

κουβάς • (kouvás) m (plural κουβάδες)

1. bucket

Declension

declension of κουβάς

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	κουβάς •	κουβάδες •
genitive	κουβά •	κουβάδων •
accusative	κουβά •	κουβάδες •
vocative	κουβά •	κουβάδες •

Derived terms

• κουβαδάκι n (kouvadáki, “small bucket, -chiefly, children's toy-”)

Further reading

• κουβάς - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.