Greek

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Etymology

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τουφέκι (touféki) with voicing of initial [t] > [d], as in τομάτα (tomáta) > ντομάτα f (ntomáta, tomato).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /duˈfe.ci/
  • Hyphenation: ντου‧φέ‧κι

Noun

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ντουφέκι (ntoufékin (plural ντουφέκια)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of τουφέκι (touféki): rifle

Declension

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  • see: τουφέκι n (touféki, rifle), for forms with ντουφεκ-

References

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  1. ^ ντουφέκι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

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