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Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek πταῖσμα (ptaîsma, fault, mistake), from πταίω (ptaíō, to be at fault). Related to φταίω (ftaío).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈptezma/
  • Hyphenation: πταί‧σμα

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πταίσμα (ptaísman (plural πταίσματα)

  1. (law) infraction, (minor) offence (least serious crime category, only punishable by fines and/or maximum imprisonment of one month)
    Η παράνομη στάθμευση είναι πταίσμα.
    I paránomi státhmefsi eínai ptaísma.
    Illegal parking is an infraction.
  2. (figuratively) blunder, slip (small mistake)
    Αυτό που έκανα εγώ ήταν πταίσμα μπροστά σ’ αυτό που έκανε εκείνη.
    Aftó pou ékana egó ítan ptaísma brostá s’ aftó pou ékane ekeíni.
    What I did was a minor slip compared to what she did.

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