αρχίδι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ὀρχίδιον (orkhídion), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”). The change of the initial vowel from ο to α is due to the liaison from the plural: τὰ ὀρχίδια → (elision) τὰ ’ρχίδια → (rebracketing) τ’ ἀρχίδια.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈçiði/
• Hyphenation: αρ‧χί‧δι

Noun

αρχίδι • (archídi) n (plural αρχίδια)

1. (vulgar, colloquial, chiefly in the plural) ball, bollock, nut, nad (the testicle)

   Synonym: παπάρι (papári)

   Φίλε! Σου έχει βγει το ένα αρχίδι απ’ έξω! ― Fíle! Sou échei vgei to éna archídi ap’ éxo! ― Dude! One of your balls is hanging out!

2. (vulgar, offensive, of a person) asshole, prick, dickhead

   Άσε μας, βρε αρχίδι! ― Áse mas, vre archídi! ― Leave us alone, you dickhead!

3. (vulgar, offensive, negates the meaning of the sentence) my ass

Declension

Declension of αρχίδι

	singular	plural
nominative	αρχίδι •	αρχίδια •
genitive	αρχιδιού •	αρχιδιών •
accusative	αρχίδι •	αρχίδια •
vocative	αρχίδι •	αρχίδια •

Derived terms

• στ' αρχίδια μου (st' archídia mou, “I don't give a damn”, literally “on my balls”)
• γράφω κάποιον/κάτι στα αρχίδια μου (gráfo kápoion/káti sta archídia mou, “to not give a damn about something/someone”, literally “write it/them on my balls”)
• πρήζω τ' αρχίδια (prízo t' archídia, “to piss someone off”, literally “to swell the bollocks”)
• ζαλίζω τ' αρχίδια κάποιου (zalízo t' archídia kápoiou, “to piss someone off”, literally “to dizzy the balls”)
• ξύνω τ' αρχίδια μου (xýno t' archídia mou, “to do nothing, to sit on one's arse”, literally “to scratch my balls”)
• κλάσε μου τ' αρχίδια (kláse mou t' archídia, “get lost, give me a break”, literally “fart on my balls”)
• αν η γιαγιά μου είχε αρχίδια θα τη φώναζα παππού (an i giagiá mou eíche archídia tha ti fónaza pappoú, “if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle”, literally “if my granny had balls I'd call her grandad”)