χαμίνι

Greek edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from French gamin. First attested in the 1862 Greek translation by Ioannis-Isidoridis Skylitsis of Les Miserables (by Victor Hugo). Apparently, a translation‑neologism, [g] > [x] instead of [γ], trying to avoid the derogatory *γαμίνι, or intended to remind of χαμένο (“lost”). ^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /xaˈmi.ni/
Hyphenation: χα‧μί‧νι

Noun edit

χαμίνι • (chamíni) n (plural χαμίνια)

street urchin, guttersnipe

Declension edit

declension of χαμίνι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	χαμίνι •	χαμίνια •
genitive	χαμινιού •	χαμινιών •
accusative	χαμίνι •	χαμίνια •
vocative	χαμίνι •	χαμίνια •

Synonyms edit

αγυιόπαιδο n (agyiópaido)
αγυιόπαις m (agyiópais) (dated form)
αλάνι n (aláni) (colloquial)
αλητάκος m (alitákos)
αλητάκι n (alitáki)
αλητόπαιδο n (alitópaido)

References edit

^ χαμίνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
In other sources, first attested in 1845.

[1] χαμίνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
In other sources, first attested in 1845.

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