κρεβάτι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek κρεβάτι(ο)ν (krebáti(o)n), from Koine Greek κραβ(β)άτιον (krab(b)átion), from a diminutive of Ancient Greek κράββατος (krábbatos).

Cognate with Mariupol Greek крева́ть (krjevátʹ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɾɛˈvati]

Noun

κρεβάτι • (kreváti) n (plural κρεβάτια)

bed
A marriage custom, usually some days before the marriage, during which friends and relatives throw money onto the marriage bed.

Declension

declension of κρεβάτι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	κρεβάτι •	κρεβάτια •
genitive	κρεβατιού •	κρεβατιών •
accusative	κρεβάτι •	κρεβάτια •
vocative	κρεβάτι •	κρεβάτια •

Synonyms

κλίνη f (klíni)
κοίτη f (koíti)
ευνή f (evní) (archaic)

Descendants

→ Albanian: krevat
→ Aromanian: crivati
→ Romanian: crivat (regional, archaic)
→ Ottoman Turkish: كروت (kerevet) (see there for further descendants)
→ Russian: кровать (krovatʹ) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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

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