κορίτσι

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek κορίτσι (korítsi) (also form κορίτσιν (korítsin), diminutive of Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē) + -ίτσι (-ítsi), form of -ίτσιν (-ítsin).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koˈɾi.t͡si/
  • Hyphenation: κο‧ρί‧τσι

Noun

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κορίτσι (korítsin (plural κορίτσια)

  1. girl, daughter
    έκανε κορίτσιékane korítsishe gave birth to a girl (literally, “she did a girl”)
  2. girlfriend

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See also

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References

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