παραμύθι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek παραμύθιν (paramúthin), from Ancient Greek παραμύθιον (paramúthion, from παρα- (para-, “by, with”) +‎ μῦθος (mûthos, “story”) +‎ -ιον (-ion)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾaˈmiθi/
• Hyphenation: πα‧ρα‧μύ‧θι

Noun

παραμύθι • (paramýthi) n (plural παραμύθια)

1. fairy tale (folktale featuring fantasy characters)

   Το αγοράκι πρέπει να ακούσει παραμύθι να κοιμηθεί.

   To agoráki prépei na akoúsei paramýthi na koimitheí.

   The boy needs to be told a fairy tale to go to sleep.

2. (figuratively) fairy tale, tall tale (unrealistic story)

   Μας έλεγε παραμύθια για τα μέρη που δήθεν είδε.

   Mas élege paramýthia gia ta méri pou díthen eíde.

   He was telling us fairy tales about the places he supposedly saw.

Declension

Declension of παραμύθι

	singular	plural
nominative	παραμύθι •	παραμύθια •
genitive	παραμυθιού •	παραμυθιών •
accusative	παραμύθι •	παραμύθια •
vocative	παραμύθι •	παραμύθια •

Related terms

• παραμυθάκι n (paramytháki) (diminutive)
• παραμυθένιος (paramythénios) (adjective)
• παραμυθάς m (paramythás, “fairy tale teller”)
• παραμυθατζής m (paramythatzís, “fairy tale teller”)
• παραμυθατζού f (paramythatzoú, “fairy tale teller”)
• παραμυθιάζω (paramythiázo, “to tell fairy tales, to tell tall tales”)
• παραμυθιάζομαι (paramythiázomai, “to believe in tall tales”)

Descendants

• → Romani: paramìsi

Further reading

• παραμύθι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

Pontic Greek

Alternative forms

• παραμέθι (paraméthi)

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek παραμύθιν (paramúthin), from Ancient Greek παραμύθιον (paramúthion).

Noun

παραμύθι (paramýthi) n

1. fairy tale (folktale featuring fantasy characters)

Descendants

• → Laz: პარამეთი (p̌arameti)

References

• Tursun, Vahit (2021) “παραμύθι”, in Romeika – Türkçe Sözlük : Trabzon Rumcası, 2nd edition, Istanbul: Heyamola Yayınları, page 404a, glossed as masal