γύφτος
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Byzantine Greek Γύφτος (Gúphtos), from Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios, “Egyptian”), from the mistaken belief that gypsies came from Egypt.
Noun[edit]
γύφτος • (gýftos) m (plural γύφτοι)
- gypsy
- Synonym: τσιγγάνος (tsingános)
- (derogatory) a person who is very mean
- (derogatory) a very dark-skinned person
Declension[edit]
Declension of γύφτος
Descendants[edit]
- → Aromanian: yiftu
References[edit]
- “γύφτος”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998