ποτήρι

Greek

Etymology

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

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

	singular	plural
nominative	ποτήρι •	ποτήρια •
genitive	ποτηριού •	ποτηριών •
accusative	ποτήρι •	ποτήρια •
vocative	ποτήρι •	ποτήρια •

Related terms

ποτηράκι n (potiráki, “small glass”) (diminutive form)
κρασοπότηρο n (krasopótiro, “wine glass”)
γερό ποτήρι (geró potíri, “one who can drink a lot of alcohol”)

See also

φλιτζάνι n (flitzáni, “cup”)
κούπα f (koúpa, “cup”)
μαχαίρι n (machaíri, “knife”)

πιρούνι n (piroúni, “fork”)
κουτάλι n (koutáli, “spoon”)
πιάτο n (piáto, “plate”)

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