γήπεδο

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γήπεδον (gḗpedon), from γῆ (gê, “land, earth”) + πέδον (pédon, “ground”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʝipeðo/
  • Hyphenation: γή‧πε‧δο

Noun

γήπεδο • (gípedo) n (plural γήπεδα)

  1. (sports) ground, field, pitch, court, course (piece of land on which a specified sport takes place)
    γήπεδο ποδοσφαίρου ― gípedo podosfaírou ― football field
    γήπεδο του τένις ― gípedo tou ténis ― tennis court
    γήπεδο του γκολφ ― gípedo tou gkolf ― golf course
  2. (rare) site, ground, plot, strip (open area of land)
    γήπεδο προσγειώσεως ― gípedo prosgeióseos ― landing strip

Declension
declension of γήπεδο
singular plural
nominative γήπεδο • γήπεδα •
genitive γηπέδου • γηπέδων •
accusative γήπεδο • γήπεδα •
vocative γήπεδο • γήπεδα •

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • γηπεδάκι n (gipedáki) (diminutive)
  • γηπεδάρα f (gipedára) (augmentative)
  • γηπεδικός (gipedikós) (adjective)
  • γηπεδούχος m (gipedoúchos, “home team”) (adjective and noun)
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