τζερεμές
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
- ντζερεμές m (ntzeremés)
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish جریمه (cerîme, “unjust fine”) through Persian جریمه (jarime, “fine”), ultimately from Arabic جَرِيمَة (jarīma, “crime, offense”) and perhaps under the semantic influence of Arabic غَرَامَة (ḡarāma, “fine, penalty”). Compare the Turkish cereme descendant from the Ottoman usage of the term with the same meaning of "unjust fine, damage to be paid due to someone other's fault" as in the sense borrowed into Greek.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
τζερεμές • (tzeremés) m (plural τζερεμέδες)
- unjust fine or penalty, payment for damage caused by someone else or by accident
- θα ξαναπληρώσω τζερεμέ ― tha xanapliróso tzeremé ― I will again pay an unjust fine
- (slang) an extremely lazy person
Declension edit
declension of τζερεμές
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τζερεμές • | τζερεμέδες • |
| genitive | τζερεμέ • | τζερεμέδων • |
| accusative | τζερεμέ • | τζερεμέδες • |
| vocative | τζερεμέ • | τζερεμέδες • |
Derived terms edit
- σκότωνε τρελούς, πλήρωνε τζερεμέδες (skótone treloús, plírone tzeremédes)
References edit
- τζερεμές - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.