μπούρδα
Greek
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Spanish burda[1] or from French bourde (“blunder, error”).[2][3]
Noun
editμπούρδα • (boúrda) f (plural μπούρδες)
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) nonsense, claptrap, poppycock, baloney (meaningless or foolish talk)
- Όλο κάθεται και λέει μπούρδες ο βλάκας.
- Ólo káthetai kai léei boúrdes o vlákas.
- All that fool does is sit there and spout his nonsense.
Declension
editDeclension of μπούρδα
Synonyms
edit- (nonsense, claptrap): ανοησία f (anoïsía), βλακεία f (vlakeía), χαζομάρα f (chazomára), κουταμάρα f (koutamára), σαχλαμάρα f (sachlamára)
Derived terms
edit- μπούρδας m (boúrdas, “nonsense talker”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editμπούρδα • (boúrda) f (plural μπούρδες)
- (colloquial, rare) sack (bag)
- μια μπούρδα αλεύρι ― mia boúrda alévri ― a bag of flour
Declension
editDeclension of μπούρδα
Synonyms
edit- (sack, bag): σακί n (sakí), τσουβαλόπανο n (tsouvalópano)
Etymology 3
editInflectional form.
Noun
editμπούρδα • (boúrda) m
References
edit- ^ μπούρδα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ μπούρδα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
- ^ μπούρδα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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