ποτήρι

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ποτήριον (potḗrion). Cognate with Tsakonian ποκήρι (pokíri).

Noun

ποτήρι • (potíri) n (plural ποτήρια)

glass (drinking vessel, usually made of glass)

Usage notes

Compare:

ποτήρι του κρασιού n (potíri tou krasioú, “wine glass”)

ποτήρι κρασιού n (potíri krasioú, “wine glass”)

ποτήρι κρασί n (potíri krasí, “glass of wine”)

Declension

declension of ποτήρι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	ποτήρι •	ποτήρια •
genitive	ποτηριού •	ποτηριών •
accusative	ποτήρι •	ποτήρια •
vocative	ποτήρι •	ποτήρια •

Coordinate terms

κούπα f (koúpa, “cup”)
κουτάλι n (koutáli, “spoon”)
μαχαίρι n (machaíri, “knife”)
πιάτο n (piáto, “plate”)
πιρούνι n (piroúni, “fork”)
φλιτζάνι n (flitzáni, “cup”)

Related terms

γερό ποτήρι n (geró potíri, “toper, sot”)
κρασοπότηρο n (krasopótiro, “wine glass”)
ποτηράκι n (potiráki, “small glass”, diminutive)
and see: ποτό n (potó, “beverage, drink”)

Further reading

ποτήρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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