φόδρα
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Venetan fodra, itself a loan tracing back to Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect, guard”). Doublet of φούτερ (foúter), borrowed directly from Germanic, which has come to mean “sweatshirt”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfo.ðɾa/
Noun
φόδρα • (fódra) f (plural φόδρες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φόδρα (fódra) | φόδρες (fódres) |
| genitive | φόδρας (fódras) | φοδρών (fodrón) |
| accusative | φόδρα (fódra) | φόδρες (fódres) |
| vocative | φόδρα (fódra) | φόδρες (fódres) |
Related terms
- αφοδράριστος (afodráristos, “unlined”, adjective)
- φοδραρισμένος (fodrarisménos, “lined”, adjective)
- φοδράρω (fodráro, “to line”)
Further reading
- “φόδρα”, in Platform to search dictionaries of modern and medieval Greek at the Centre for the Greek language