βράκα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek βράκα (bráka)[1] as in Latin braca[2] from the plural[3] of Koine Greek βράκες (brákes) or βράκαι (brákai),[4] from Latin bracae (breeches).
Also, βρακ(ί) n (vrak(í), underpants) + augmentative suffix (-a).

Noun

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βράκα (vrákaf (plural βράκες)

  1. (traditional clothing) vraka, breeches (local folk costume: baggy breeches worn in the Balkans)
  2. (colloquial, humorous) augmentative of βρακί (vrakí): bloomers, large underpants

Declension

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singular plural
nominative βράκα (vráka) βράκες (vrákes)
genitive βράκας (vrákas) βρακών (vrakón)
accusative βράκα (vráka) βράκες (vrákes)
vocative βράκα (vráka) βράκες (vrákes)
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ βράκαKriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
  2. ^ βράκα in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
  3. ^ βράκα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  4. ^ βράκαι”, “βράκες”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011