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Καραγκιόζης

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish قره‌گوز (Karagöz) from قره (kara, black) +‎ گوز (göz, eye).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Karagiozis (toy shadow puppet)

Καραγκιόζης (Karagkiózism

  1. Karagiozis (a Greek shadow theatre character, a puppet of Turkish origin)
  2. (figuratevely, derogatory) (of a hilarious, silly person)καραγκιόζης

Declension

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Declension of Καραγκιόζης
singular plural
nominative Καραγκιόζης (Karagkiózis) Καραγκιόζηδες (Karagkiózides)
genitive Καραγκιόζη (Karagkiózi) Καραγκιόζηδων (Karagkiózidon)
accusative Καραγκιόζη (Karagkiózi) Καραγκιόζηδες (Karagkiózides)
vocative Καραγκιόζη (Karagkiózi) Καραγκιόζηδες (Karagkiózides)

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Καραγκιόζης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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