ψάρι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ψάρι (psári), from the Koine sense "fish" of the Ancient Greek ὀψάριον (opsárion), diminutive of ὄψον (ópson, “delicacy”).[1] Cognate with Mariupol Greek псар (psar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpsa.ɾi/
Hyphenation: ψά‧ρι

Noun

ψάρι • (psári) n (plural ψάρια)

fish
Synonym: (dated) ιχθύς (ichthýs)
(figuratively) naive
(derogatory) rookie

Declension

declension of ψάρι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	ψάρι •	ψάρια •
genitive	ψαριού •	ψαριών •
accusative	ψάρι •	ψάρια •
vocative	ψάρι •	ψάρια •

Derived terms

σκυλόψαρο n (skylópsaro, “dogfish”)
ψάρακας m (psárakas, “rookie”) (military slang)
ψαράκι n (psaráki) (diminutive)
ψαράς m (psarás, “fisherman”)
ψάρεμα n (psárema, “fishing”)
ψαρεύω (psarévo, “to fish”)
ψάρι μονομάχος (psári monomáchos, “fighting fish”)
ψαριά f (psariá, “catch”)
ψαρίλα f (psaríla, “fish smell”)
-ψαρο (-psaro)
ψαρο- (psaro-)
ψαρόβαρκα f (psaróvarka, “fishing boat”)
ψαρού f (psaroú)
ψαρούκλα f (psaroúkla) (augmentative)
ψαρώνω (psaróno)

References

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

Further reading

ψάρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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