γύφτος
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Byzantine Greek Γύφτος (Gúphtos), from Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios, “Egyptian”), from the mistaken belief that gypsies came from Egypt.
Noun edit
γύφτος • (gýftos) m (plural γύφτοι)
- gypsy
- Synonym: τσιγγάνος (tsingános)
- (derogatory) a person who is very mean
- (derogatory) a very dark-skinned person
Declension edit
declension of γύφτος
Descendants edit
- → Aromanian: yiftu
References edit
- γύφτος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.