καρακάξα
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek καρακάξα (karakáxa), from a Northern dialectal form καρακάκισσα (karakákissa), from Ancient Greek κόραξ, κόρακος (kórax, kórakos, “raven”) + κίσσα (kíssa, “jay”). Compare Albanian karakaskë (“magpie”), Sicilian carcarazza (“magpie”).
Noun
[edit]καρακάξα • (karakáxa) f (plural καρακάξες)
Declension
[edit]Declension of καρακάξα
References
[edit]- “καρακάξα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998