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κότα
hen /ˈko.ta/
nounB2#2492 most common
Also: chicken
Example sentences
Η κότα κάνει αυγά.
The hen lays eggs.
Έχουμε μια κότα στην αυλή.
We have a hen in the yard.
Ο παππούς ταΐζει τις κότες κάθε πρωί.
Grandpa feeds the hens every morning.
Αγόρασα δύο κότες από την αγορά.
I bought two hens from the market.
Η κότα τρόμαξε και έτρεξε στο κοτέτσι.
The hen got scared and ran to the henhouse.
Λένε πως όποιος σηκώνεται νωρίς είναι σαν την κότα που πρωτοβγαίνει για σκουλήκι.
They say whoever gets up early is like the hen that goes out first for a worm.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η κότα | οι κότες |
| Genitive | της κότας | των κοτών |
| Accusative | την κότα | τις κότες |
| Vocative | κότα | κότες |
Word family
κοτόπουλοchicken (as meat or young bird)
κοτέτσιhenhouse, chicken coop
κοτόσουπαchicken soup
κοτίτσαlittle hen (diminutive)
Etymology
Κότα is a colloquial Modern Greek word for hen, distinct from the older, more formal term όρνιθα. It likely entered Greek through Italian or Venetian influence during centuries of contact in the Mediterranean, related to Italian dialectal forms for hen or chicken. The word became the everyday term in spoken Greek, especially in urban and southern dialects.
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