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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek σκάρτος (skártos), from Italian scarto + ending (-s).[1]
Also see the Italian scartare and carta from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs), indicating a reborrowing. A possible influence of the Italian scartare in its sense "discard" and its relation to the French écarter; see the verb ξεσκαρτάρω (xeskartáro).[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskaɾ.tos/
  • Hyphenation: σκάρ‧τος

Adjective

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σκάρτος (skártosm (feminine σκάρτη, neuter σκάρτο)

  1. shoddy, of poor quality
    • 1938-1941, Μ. Καραγάτσης [M.Karagatsis], Γιούγκερμαν [Junkermann]:
      Λόρδος άνθρωπος και να 'χει σκάρτο ρολόι!
      Lórdos ánthropos kai na 'chei skárto rolói!
      A man [like] a lord! and he has a shoddy watch!

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ σκάρτος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ σκάρτος - 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