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γήπεδο
field (stadium, sports ground) /ˈʝipeðo/
nounB1#1689 most common
Also: stadium, pitch, plot of land
Example sentences
Το γήπεδο είναι μεγάλο.
The field is big.
Πηγαίνουμε στο γήπεδο για να δούμε τον αγώνα.
We're going to the stadium to watch the match.
Χθες παίξαμε ποδόσφαιρο στο γήπεδο της γειτονιάς.
Yesterday we played football at the neighborhood field.
Το νέο γήπεδο της ομάδας χωράει σαράντα χιλιάδες θεατές.
The team's new stadium holds forty thousand spectators.
Η κατασκευή του γηπέδου καθυστέρησε λόγω γραφειοκρατικών εμποδίων.
Construction of the stadium was delayed by bureaucratic obstacles.
Τα γήπεδα της χώρας παραμένουν άδεια εξαιτίας των περιοριστικών μέτρων που επιβλήθηκαν στις αθλητικές διοργανώσεις.
The country's stadiums remain empty because of the restrictive measures imposed on sporting events.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το γήπεδο | τα γήπεδα |
| Genitive | του γηπέδου | των γηπέδων |
| Accusative | το γήπεδο | τα γήπεδα |
| Vocative | γήπεδο | γήπεδα |
Word family
Etymology
Γήπεδο joins γη, meaning earth or land, with -πεδο, from the ancient noun πέδον, meaning ground or soil. In ancient Greek, γήπεδον denoted a plot of land or a piece of an estate. In Modern Greek the sense narrowed to a marked-off ground for sport, above all a football stadium.
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