γόπα
Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- γώπα f (gópa)
- βούπα f (voúpa) (dialectal)[1]
- βώπα f (vópa) (dialectal)[1]
- γούπα f (goúpa) (dialectal)[1]
Etymology
editFrom an unattested Medieval Greek *γῶπα (*gôpa), from an unattested *βῶπα (*bôpa), an accusative form of Byzantine Greek βῶψ (bôps), βόωψ (bóōps, “small fish (bogue)”), from Ancient Greek βῶξ (bôx), a contracted form of βόαξ (bóax, “bogue fish”).
The "cigarette butt" sense is in reference to the resemblance of cigarette butts to bogues.
Noun
editγόπα • (gópa) n (plural γόπες)
- bogue (Boops boops) (fish)
- (colloquial) fag-end, cigarette end, butt
Declension
editDeclension of γόπα
Synonyms
edit- (cigarette end): αποτσίγαρο n (apotsígaro)
References
editFurther reading
edit- γόπα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el