ψάρι

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀψάριον (opsárion, “fish”), diminutive of ὄψον (ópson, “delicacy”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈp͡sari]
• Hyphenation: ψά‧ρι

Noun

ψάρι • (psári) n (plural ψάρια)

1. fish
2. (figuratively) naive
3. (derogatory) rookie

Declension

Declension of ψάρι

	singular	plural
nominative	ψάρι (psári)	ψάρια (psária)
genitive	ψαριού (psarioú)	ψαριών (psarión)
accusative	ψάρι (psári)	ψάρια (psária)
vocative	ψάρι (psári)	ψάρια (psária)

Synonyms

• (Katharevousa) ιχθύς m (ichthýs)

Derived terms

(deprecated template usage)

• σκυλόψαρο n (skylópsaro, “dogfish”)
• ψάρακας m (psárakas, “rookie”) (military slang)
• ψαράκι n (psaráki) (diminutive)
• ψαράς m (psarás, “fisherman”)
• ψάρεμα n (psárema, “fishing”)
• ψαρεύω (psarévo, “to fish”)
• ψάρι μονομάχος (psári monomáchos, “fighting fish”)
• ψαριά f (psariá, “catch”)
• ψαρίλα f (psaríla, “fish smell”)
• -ψαρο (-psaro)
• ψαρο- (psaro-)
• ψαρόβαρκα f (psaróvarka, “fishing boat”)
• ψαρού f (psaroú)
• ψαρούκλα f (psaroúkla) (augmentative)
• ψαρώνω (psaróno)

Further reading

• ψάρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el