τσίτσα
Greek
Etymology
Probably from Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *cica, cognate with Bulgarian цица (cica, “breast”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sit͡sa/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: τσί‧τσα
Noun
τσίτσα • (tsítsa) f (plural τσίτσες)
- (vernacular, demotic, rare) a wooden flask, especially for wine
- 1918 Zacharias Papantoniou, Τὰ ψηλὰ βουνὰ (Tá psilá vouná, “The High Mountains”), chap.5
- σήκωσε την τσίτσα και τράβηξε δυο ρουφηξιές
- síkose tin tsítsa kai trávixe dyo roufixiés
- he lifted the flask and took two sips
- 1918 Zacharias Papantoniou, Τὰ ψηλὰ βουνὰ (Tá psilá vouná, “The High Mountains”), chap.5
- (vernacular, demotic, very rare) a kind of basket[2]
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τσίτσα (tsítsa) | τσίτσες (tsítses) |
| genitive | τσίτσας (tsítsas) | — |
| accusative | τσίτσα (tsítsa) | τσίτσες (tsítses) |
| vocative | τσίτσα (tsítsa) | τσίτσες (tsítses) |
Synonyms
- τσότρα f (tsótra, “flask”) (vernacular)
- φλασκί n (flaskí, “flask”)
Derived terms
- τσιτσάς m (tsitsás, “maker of such flasks”)
References
- ^ τσίτσα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (1964) [1936–1950], Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Méga lexikón hólēs tês Hellēnikês glṓssēs, Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Katharevousa), 2nd edition (in 15 volumes), Athens: Hellenic Paideia (abbreviations - of authors)