Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Alteration of κεσέμι (kesémi), changing first sound /k/ to /ɡ/,[1] that from Ottoman Turkish كوسم (kösem).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɟeˈsemi/
  • Hyphenation: γκε‧σέ‧μι

Noun edit

γκεσέμι (gkesémin (plural γκεσέμια)

  1. (vernacular, demotic) ram or billy goat leading the herd

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ γκεσέμι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998