τσίτσα
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *cica, cognate with Bulgarian цица (cica, “breast”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
τσίτσα • (tsítsa) f (plural τσίτσες)
- (vernacular, demotic, rare) a wooden flask, especially for wine
- 1918 Zacharias Papantoniou, Τὰ ψηλὰ βουνὰ (Tà psēlà bounà, “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 (Tà psēlà bounà, “The High Mountains”), chap.5
- (vernacular, demotic, very rare) a kind of basket[2]
Declension edit
Declension of τσίτσα
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- τσιτσάς m (tsitsás, “maker of such flasks”)
References edit
- ^ “τσίτσα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
- ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (21964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)
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