κοίτη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (to lie down), the same root of κεῖμαι (keîmai, to lie in a place).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κοίτη • (koítē) f (genitive κοίτης); first declension

  1. bed, resting place
    Synonyms: εὐνή (eunḗ), κλίνη (klínē), κράββατος (krábbatos)
  2. (geography) riverbed
  3. lair of a wild beast
  4. pen, fold for cattle
  5. act of going to bed; bedtime
  6. lodging, entertainment

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κοιτάζω (koitázō)
  • κοιταῖος (koitaîos)
  • κοιτάριον (koitárion)
  • κοιτάριος (koitários)
  • κοιτασία (koitasía)
  • κοιτασμός (koitasmós)
  • κοιτατήριον (koitatḗrion)
  • κοιτίδιον (koitídion)
  • κοιτίς (koitís)
  • κοιτών (koitṓn)

Descendants

  • Greek: κοίτη (koíti)

References

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοίτη (koítē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈciti/

Noun

κοίτη • (koíti) f (plural κοίτες)

  1. river bed
  2. (archaic, very rare, law) bed (used only in legal expression:)[1]
    χωρισμός από τραπέζης και κοίτης
    chorismós apó trapézis kai koítis
    lit.: "separation of table and bed". Legal separation.

Declension

Synonyms

References

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