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πατρίδα
homeland /paˈtriða/
nounA2#970 most common
Also: native land, fatherland, home country
Example sentences
Η Ελλάδα είναι η πατρίδα μου.
Greece is my homeland.
Αγαπώ πολύ την πατρίδα μου.
I love my homeland very much.
Έφυγε από την πατρίδα του για να βρει δουλειά στο εξωτερικό.
He left his homeland to find work abroad.
Πολλοί μετανάστες νοσταλγούν την πατρίδα τους κάθε μέρα.
Many immigrants feel nostalgia for their homeland every day.
Η αγάπη για την πατρίδα δεν σημαίνει μίσος για τους ξένους.
Love for one's homeland does not mean hatred of foreigners.
Θυσίασε τα πάντα για χάρη της πατρίδας, πιστεύοντας ότι η ελευθερία της άξιζε κάθε κόστος.
He sacrificed everything for the sake of his homeland, believing that its freedom was worth every cost.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | πατρίδα | πατρίδες |
| Genitive | πατρίδας | πατρίδων |
| Accusative | πατρίδα | πατρίδες |
| Vocative | πατρίδα | πατρίδες |
Word family
πατριώτηςcompatriot, patriot
πατριωτικόςpatriotic
πατριωτισμόςpatriotism
πατέραςfatherπατρικόςpaternal, parental
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πατρίς (patrís) "fatherland, native country", a feminine noun derived from πατήρ (patḗr) "father". The modern form πατρίδα reflects the ancient accusative/oblique stem πατρίδ- (genitive πατρίδος). The core idea is "the land of one's fathers".
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