μπέσα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian besë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe.sa/
• Hyphenation: μπέ‧σα

Noun

μπέσα • (bésa) f (uncountable)

1. oath, vow of mutual assistance or friendship; alliance, agreement
2. trust, reliability, trustworthiness

   Synonyms: εμπιστοσύνη (empistosýni), αξιοπιστία (axiopistía)

Declension

  μπέσα

case     \     number	singular
nominative	μπέσα •
genitive	μπέσας •
accusative	μπέσα •
vocative	μπέσα •

Derived terms

• μπεσαλής (besalís)

 

Related terms

• μπαμπέσης (bampésis)

 

References

• μπέσα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language