βρισιά

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek βρισιά (brisiá), from Ancient Greek ὑβρισία (hubrisía), from ὕβρις (húbris, “insolence, sexual outrage”), equivalent to βρίζω (vrízo, “to curse”) +‎ -ιά (-iá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɾiˈsça/
• Hyphenation: βρί‧σιά

Noun

βρισιά • (vrisiá) f (plural βρισιές)

1. insult, abuse (form of speech against someone deliberately intended to be rude)

   Δε ντρέπεται να ρίχνει βρισιές σε ηλικιωμένο άνθρωπο;

   De ntrépetai na ríchnei vrisiés se ilikioméno ánthropo?

   Isn't he ashamed to be showering abuse on an elderly person?

2. curse, oath, swear word, expletive (word considered taboo and impolite or offensive)

   Ποιος έμαθε στο παιδάκι βρισιές;

   Poios émathe sto paidáki vrisiés;

   Who taught that little child swear words?

Declension

Declension of βρισιά

	singular	plural
nominative	βρισιά •	βρισιές •
genitive	βρισιάς •	βρισιών •
accusative	βρισιά •	βρισιές •
vocative	βρισιά •	βρισιές •

Synonyms

• (swear word): βλαστήμια f (vlastímia), ύβρις f (ývris)

Related terms

• βρίσιμο n (vrísimo, “insult, bollocking”)
• βρισίδι n (vrisídi, “cursing, swearing”)
• υβριστικός (yvristikós, “abusive, insulting”)