γαμοσταυρίδια
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Related to γαμοσταυρίζω (gamostavrízo, “to eff and blind, to curse like a sailor”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]γαμοσταυρίδια • (gamostavrídia) n pl
- (colloquial, vulgar) effing and blinding, abuse, curses (forms of speech against someone deliberately intended to be rude)
- Ο πατέρας μου έριξε μερικά γαμοσταυρίδια όταν έπεσε το σφυρί στο πόδι του.
- O patéras mou érixe meriká gamostavrídia ótan épese to sfyrí sto pódi tou.
- My father cursed up a storm (literally:threw a few curses out) when the hammer fell on his foot.
Declension
[edit]| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | γαμοσταυρίδια (gamostavrídia) |
| genitive | - |
| accusative | γαμοσταυρίδια (gamostavrídia) |
| vocative | γαμοσταυρίδια (gamostavrídia) |
Synonyms
[edit]- βρισιά f (vrisiá, “insult, curse”)
Related terms
[edit]- γαμοσταυρίζω (gamostavrízo, “to eff and blind, to curse like a sailor”)