κουμπάρος

Greek

Etymology

From Venetian compare (“godfather”), from Latin compater, from cum (“with”) + pater (“father”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kumbˈaros]
Hyphenation: κουμ‧πά‧ρος

Noun

κουμπάρος • (koumpáros) m (plural κουμπάροι, feminine κουμπάρα)

one's best man; the primary attendant to the couple in a wedding ceremony
the godfather of one's child

Declension

declension of κουμπάρος

	singular	plural
nominative	κουμπάρος •	κουμπάροι •
genitive	κουμπάρου •	κουμπάρων •
accusative	κουμπάρο •	κουμπάρους •
vocative	κουμπάρε •	κουμπάροι •

Synonyms

(godfather): νονός m (nonós)

Derived terms

κουμπαριά f (koumpariá, “relationship between best man (etc) and others”)

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