πιτσούνι

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian piccion(e) (as a dish) + ending (-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 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

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  • IPA(key): /piˈt͡su.ni/
  • Hyphenation: πι‧τσού‧νι

Noun

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πιτσούνι (pitsoúnin

  1. squab (baby pigeon or dove)
  2. squab (meat of a squab)
  3. endearing term, also the diminutive πιτσουνάκι (pitsounáki)

Declension

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Synonyms

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See also

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References

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  1. 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
  2. ^ 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