Κοσσυφοπέδιο

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόσσυφος (kóssuphos, “blackbird”) + πεδίο (pedío, “field”); calque of Serbo-Croatian Kosovo polje (“Field of Blackbirds”), the location of the Battle of Kosovo (1389).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.si.foˈpe.ði.o/

Proper noun

Κοσσυφοπέδιο • (Kossyfopédio) n

  1. Kosovo
    Synonym: Κόσοβο n (Kósovo)

Declension

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