φισέκι

Greek

Alternative forms

• φυσέκι n (fyséki)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فشك (fişek, “cartridge”), from Persian فشنگ (fešang, “bullet”); see there for more. One theory derives the Persian word from Ancient Greek φῦσιγξ (phûsinx), making φισέκι (fiséki) a doublet of φυσίγγιο (fysíngio), but this is not certain at all.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈse.ci/

Noun

φισέκι • (fiséki) n (plural φισέκια)

1. (firearms) cartridge

   Synonym: φυσίγγιο n (fysíngio)

2. (figuratively) an intelligent, astute person

   Synonym: ξεφτέρι n (xeftéri)

Declension

Declension of φισέκι

	singular	plural
nominative	φισέκι •	φισέκια •
genitive	φισεκιού •	φισεκιών •
accusative	φισέκι •	φισέκια •
vocative	φισέκι •	φισέκια •

References

• “φισέκι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998