πουλερικό

Greek

Etymology

From πουλ(ί) (poul(í), bird) + -ερικό (-erikó, suffix of uncertain etymon). Petrunias[1] associates it to neuter noun αερικό (aerikó, etheral spirit, demon) a word reminding of air and flying. Babiniotis, to σιδερ-ικό (sider-ikó, object of iron)[2] or πεθερ-ικό (pether-ikó, father-mother-in-law)[3] (but both words with ερ- in their stems, suffixed with -ικό).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puleriˈko/
  • Hyphenation: που‧λε‧ρι‧κό

Noun

πουλερικό • (poulerikó) n (plural πουλερικά) (the plural forms are more usual)

  1. poultry, domestic fowl
  2. poultry meat
    Κάνω δίαιτα με πουλερικά και λαχανικά.
    Káno díaita me pouleriká kai lachaniká.
    I am on a diet of poultry and vegetables.

Declension

Coordinate terms

  • see: κότα f (kóta, hen, chicken)

References

  1. πουλερικό - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
    Etymologies by Evangelos Petrounias.
  2. πουλερικό - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
  3. πουλερικό - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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