πιτσούνι
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian piccion(e) (as a dish) + ending -ι (-i). The change [o] > [u]
- either from a closed pronunciation of [o] the Italian word, or from southern dialect pic(c)iuni which was perceived as singular -ι noun [1]
- or, because of the presence of [n],[1] or influenced by older nouns ending in -ούνι like πιγούνι n (pigoúni, “chin”), κουδούνι n (koudoúni, “bell”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]πιτσούνι • (pitsoúni) n
- squab (baby pigeon or dove)
- squab (meat of a squab)
- endearing term, also the diminutive πιτσουνάκι (pitsounáki)
Declension
[edit]Declension of πιτσούνι
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πιτσούνι • | πιτσούνια • |
| genitive | πιτσουνιού • | πιτσουνιών • |
| accusative | πιτσούνι • | πιτσούνια • |
| vocative | πιτσούνι • | πιτσούνια • |
Synonyms
[edit]- πιτσουνάκι (pitsounáki)
Related terms
[edit]- πιτσουνάκι (pitsounáki)
- πιτσουνάκια (pitsounákia)
See also
[edit]- περιστέρι n (peristéri, “pigeon, dove”)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 πιτσούνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ πιτσούνι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre