φαγητό

Greek

Etymology

Derived from forms of Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fa.ʝiˈto/
Hyphenation: φα‧γη‧τό

Noun

φαγητό • (fagitó) n (plural φαγητά)

food (substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life)
Synonyms: τροφή (trofí), φαΐ (faḯ)
meal (e.g.,: breakfast, dinner)

Declension

declension of φαγητό

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	φαγητό •	φαγητά •
genitive	φαγητού •	φαγητών •
accusative	φαγητό •	φαγητά •
vocative	φαγητό •	φαγητά •

Related terms

αδηφαγία f (adifagía, “gluttony”)
αδηφάγος (adifágos, “gluttonous”, adjective)
αδηφάγος (adifágos, “greedy”, adjective)
αυτοφαγία f (aftofagía, “autophagy”)
οισοφάγος m (oisofágos, “oesophagus”)
παμφάγος (pamfágos, “omnivorous”, adj)
φαγάς (fagás, “greedy”, adjective)

Further reading

φαγητό on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
φαγητό - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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