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σκατό
shit (a piece of excrement, turd) /skaˈto/
nounC1#3213 most common
Also: turd, piece of shit (as an insult), crap
Example sentences
Το σκατό είναι στο πάτωμα.
The turd is on the floor.
Ο σκύλος άφησε ένα σκατό στο πάρκο.
The dog left a turd in the park.
Πρόσεξε μην πατήσεις πάνω στο σκατό!
Watch out, don't step on the turd!
Τον είπε σκατό μπροστά σε όλους.
He called him a piece of shit in front of everyone.
Αυτή η δουλειά είναι ένα σκατό, δεν αντέχω άλλο.
This job is a piece of crap, I can't stand it anymore.
Παρόλο που προσπάθησε να δικαιολογηθεί, όλοι κατάλαβαν πως η δουλειά που παρέδωσε ήταν σκατό.
Even though he tried to justify himself, everyone understood that the work he had delivered was garbage.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το σκατό | τα σκατά |
| Genitive | του σκατού | των σκατών |
| Accusative | το σκατό | τα σκατά |
| Vocative | σκατό | σκατά |
Word family
σκατάshit, crap; also used as "damn it"
σκατένιοςcrappy, worthless
ξεσκατώνωto give someone a harsh scolding (literally "to un-shit")
σκατόμουτροshitface (insult)
Etymology
The word comes from the ancient Greek σκῶρ, genitive σκατός, meaning dung or excrement. Modern Greek generalized the old genitive stem σκατ- into a new noun, σκατό, with the regular neuter ending -ό. The word has stayed in continuous use from antiquity to today, though it now carries a coarse, taboo register.
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