πρόβατο
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek πρόβατον (próbaton). Cognates include Mariupol Greek про́вату (próvatu).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
πρόβατο • (próvato) n (plural πρόβατα, feminine προβατίνα)
- sheep
- (figuratively) sheep (someone who is easily deceived by others)
- (figuratively) lamb (a very gentle person)
Declension edit
declension of πρόβατο
Coordinate terms edit
- αιγοπρόβατα n pl (aigopróvata, “sheep and goats”)
- αμνάδα f (amnáda, “young ewe”)
- αμνός m (amnós, “lamb”, archaic)
- αρνάκι n (arnáki, “lamb”)
- αρνί n (arní, “lamb”)
- αρνίσιος (arnísios, “lamb, lamb's”, adjective)
- κριάρι f (kriári, “ram”)
- κριός m (kriós, “ram”)
- πρόβειο κρέας n (próveio kréas, “mutton”, literally “sheep meat”)
- πρόβειος (próveios, “sheep”, adjective)
- πρόβιος (próvios, “sheep”, adjective)
Derived terms edit
- αιγοπρόβατα n pl (aigopróvata, “sheep and goats”)
- πρόβειος (próveios, “sheep”, adjective)
- πρόβιος (próvios, “sheep”, adjective)
Further reading edit
- πρόβατο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- πρόβατο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el