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κατσίκα
goat /kaˈt͡sika/
nounC1#3912 most common
Also: nanny goat, stubborn woman (colloquial, pejorative)
Example sentences
Η κατσίκα τρώει χόρτο.
The goat eats grass.
Ο παππούς έχει δύο κατσίκες στο χωράφι.
Grandpa has two goats in the field.
Το γάλα της κατσίκας είναι πολύ υγιεινό.
Goat's milk is very healthy.
Οι κατσίκες σκαρφάλωσαν στους βράχους για να βρουν τροφή.
The goats climbed the rocks to find food.
Στο χωριό, το τυρί φτιάχνεται παραδοσιακά από γάλα κατσίκας.
In the village, cheese is traditionally made from goat's milk.
Λένε πως είναι πεισματάρα σαν κατσίκα, αλλά αυτό δεν αλλάζει το γεγονός ότι έχει πάντα δίκιο.
They say she's as stubborn as a goat, but that doesn't change the fact that she's always right.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | κατσίκα | κατσίκες |
| Genitive | κατσίκας | κατσικών |
| Accusative | κατσίκα | κατσίκες |
| Vocative | κατσίκα | κατσίκες |
Word family
κατσίκιgoat / kid (neuter form, often used for the young animal)
κατσικάκιbaby goat, kid
κατσικίσιοςof a goat, goat's (e.g. goat cheese)
κατσικοτόμαροgoat hide; used informally as a mild insult for a stubborn person
Etymology
Κατσίκα enters Greek in the Byzantine period, related to the older form κατσίκι (kid goat). Its root is not securely traced to classical Greek or to a known Indo-European base. Most dictionaries mark it as of obscure, likely regional Balkan origin, distinct from the ancient Greek word for goat, αίξ.
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