γκεσέμι

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Alteration of κεσέμι (kesémi), changing first sound /k/ to /ɡ/,[1] that from Ottoman Turkish كوسم (kösem).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɟeˈsemi/
  • Hyphenation: γκε‧σέ‧μι

Noun

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γκεσέμι (gkesémin (plural γκεσέμια)

  1. (vernacular, demotic) ram or billy goat leading the herd

Declension

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References

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