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κουβάς
bucket /kuˈvas/
nounC1#3821 most common
Also: pail
Example sentences
Ο κουβάς είναι γεμάτος νερό.
The bucket is full of water.
Πήρα τον κουβά και πότισα τα λουλούδια.
I took the bucket and watered the flowers.
Χρειαζόμαστε δύο κουβάδες νερό για να πλύνουμε το αυτοκίνητο.
We need two buckets of water to wash the car.
Ο ψαράς άδειασε τον κουβά με τα ψάρια πάνω στον πάγκο.
The fisherman emptied the bucket of fish onto the counter.
Παρά την τρύπα στον πάτο του, ο παλιός κουβάς εξακολουθούσε να χρησιμοποιείται στο αγρόκτημα.
Despite the hole in its bottom, the old bucket was still used on the farm.
Λένε ότι βρέχει με τον κουβά, μια έκφραση που δείχνει πόσο ασυνήθιστα δυνατή είναι η νεροποντή.
They say it's raining buckets, an expression showing how unusually heavy the downpour is.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο κουβάς | οι κουβάδες |
| Genitive | του κουβά | των κουβάδων |
| Accusative | τον κουβά | τους κουβάδες |
| Vocative | κουβά | κουβάδες |
Word family
κουβαδάκιsmall bucket, toy pail (as used at the beach)
κουβάδεςbuckets (plural)
με τον κουβάidiom meaning heavily or copiously (used for rain)
Etymology
Κουβάς entered Greek from Turkish kova, meaning bucket, during the long period of Ottoman rule when many everyday household terms passed into the spoken language. It is not an inherited Indo-European word but a borrowing, so it has no Proto-Indo-European root. The Turkish source itself likely traces to an older Turkic word for a container or vessel.
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