αρχίδι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ὀρχίδιον (orkhídion), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”). The change of the initial vowel from ο to α is due to the liaison from the plural: τὰ ὀρχίδια → (elision) τὰ ’ρχίδια → (rebracketing) τ’ ἀρχίδια.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈçiði/
• Hyphenation: αρ‧χί‧δι

Noun

αρχίδι • (archídi) n (plural αρχίδια)

1. (vulgar, colloquial, chiefly in the plural) ball, bollock, nut, nad (the testicle)

   Synonym: παπάρι (papári)

   Φίλε! Σου έχει βγει το ένα αρχίδι απ’ έξω! ― Fíle! Sou échei vgei to éna archídi ap’ éxo! ― Dude! One of your balls is hanging out!

2. (vulgar, offensive, of a person) asshole, prick, dickhead

   Άσε μας, βρε αρχίδι! ― Áse mas, vre archídi! ― Leave us alone, you dickhead!

3. (vulgar, offensive, negates the meaning of the sentence) my ass

Declension

Declension of αρχίδι

	singular	plural
nominative	αρχίδι (archídi)	αρχίδια (archídia)
genitive	αρχιδιού (archidioú)	αρχιδιών (archidión)
accusative	αρχίδι (archídi)	αρχίδια (archídia)
vocative	αρχίδι (archídi)	αρχίδια (archídia)

Derived terms

• στ' αρχίδια μου (st' archídia mou, “I don't give a damn”, literally “on my balls”)
• γράφω κάποιον/κάτι στα αρχίδια μου (gráfo kápoion/káti sta archídia mou, “to not give a damn about something/someone”, literally “write it/them on my balls”)
• πρήζω τ' αρχίδια (prízo t' archídia, “to piss someone off”, literally “to swell the bollocks”)
• ζαλίζω τ' αρχίδια κάποιου (zalízo t' archídia kápoiou, “to piss someone off”, literally “to dizzy the balls”)
• ξύνω τ' αρχίδια μου (xýno t' archídia mou, “to do nothing, to sit on one's arse”, literally “to scratch my balls”)
• κλάσε μου τ' αρχίδια (kláse mou t' archídia, “get lost, give me a break”, literally “fart on my balls”)
• αν η γιαγιά μου είχε αρχίδια θα τη φώναζα παππού (an i giagiá mou eíche archídia tha ti fónaza pappoú, “if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle”, literally “if my granny had balls I'd call her grandad”)