βρισιά

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek βρισιά (brisiá), from Ancient Greek ὑβρισία (hubrisía), from ὕβρις (húbris, “insolence, sexual outrage”), equivalent to βρίζω (vrízo, “to curse”) +‎ -ιά (-iá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɾiˈsça/
• Hyphenation: βρί‧σιά

Noun

βρισιά • (vrisiá) f (plural βρισιές)

1. insult, abuse (form of speech against someone deliberately intended to be rude)

   Δε ντρέπεται να ρίχνει βρισιές σε ηλικιωμένο άνθρωπο; ― De ntrépetai na ríchnei vrisiés se ilikioméno ánthropo? ― Isn't he ashamed to be showering abuse on an elderly person?

2. curse, oath, swear word, expletive (word considered taboo and impolite or offensive)

   Ποιος έμαθε στο παιδάκι βρισιές; ― Poios émathe sto paidáki vrisiés; ― Who taught that little child swear swords?

Declension

Declension of βρισιά

	singular	plural
nominative	βρισιά •	βρισιές •
genitive	βρισιάς •	βρισιών •
accusative	βρισιά •	βρισιές •
vocative	βρισιά •	βρισιές •

Related terms

• βρίσιμο n (vrísimo, “insult, bollocking”)
• βρισίδι n (vrisídi, “cursing, swearing”)
• υβριστικός (yvristikós, “abusive, insulting”)

Synonyms

• (swear word): βλαστήμια f (vlastímia), ύβρις f (ývris)