θεούσα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰe.ǔː.saː/ → /θeˈu.sa/ → /θeˈu.sa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰe.ǔː.saː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰeˈu.sa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θeˈu.sa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θeˈu.sa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θeˈu.sa/

Participle

θεούσᾱ • (theoúsā)

1. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative dual of θέων (théōn)

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Greek

Etymology

Θεός (Theós, “God”) +‎ -ούσα (-oúsa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θeˈusa/
• Hyphenation: θε‧ού‧σα

Noun

θεούσα • (theoúsa) f (plural θεούσες)

1. (colloquial, derogatory) churchy woman, religious nut (a woman who is overly religious and often hypocritically so)

   Στο Pride αυτή τη χρόνια, ήταν πάλι μια θεούσα εκεί που τους φώναζε να μετανιώσουν.

   Sto Pride aftí ti chrónia, ítan páli mia theoúsa ekeí pou tous fónaze na metaniósoun.

   At Pride this year, there was a religious nut there shouting at them to repent.

Declension

Declension of θεούσα

	singular	plural
nominative	θεούσα •	θεούσες •
genitive	θεούσας •	θεούσων •
accusative	θεούσα •	θεούσες •
vocative	θεούσα •	θεούσες •

Synonyms

• παπαδιά f (papadiá)
• θρησκόληπτη f (thriskólipti)