γινάτι

Greek

Alternative forms

• ινάτι (ináti)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عناد (inad, inat, “stubbornness, spite”) from Arabic عِنَاد (ʕinād).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʝiˈnati/
• Hyphenation: γι‧νά‧τι

Noun

γινάτι • (gináti) n (plural γινάτια)

1. (often in plural) stubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness (state of refusing to move or to change one's opinion)

   Άσε τα γινάτια και καν’ το!

   Áse ta ginátia kai kan’ to!

   Stop being pigheaded and do it!

2. spite (ill will or hatred toward another)

   Το έκανε αυτό μόνο και μόνο για το γινάτι μου.

   To ékane aftó móno kai móno gia to gináti mou.

   He did that purely to spite me.

Declension

Declension of γινάτι

	singular	plural
nominative	γινάτι (gináti)	γινάτια (ginátia)
genitive	γινατιού (ginatioú)	γινατιών (ginatión)
accusative	γινάτι (gináti)	γινάτια (ginátia)
vocative	γινάτι (gináti)	γινάτια (ginátia)

Synonyms

• (obstinacy, stubbornness): πείσμα n (peísma), ισχυρογνωμοσύνη f (ischyrognomosýni), καπρίτσιο n (kaprítsio)
• (spite): πείσμα n (peísma), κακία f (kakía), έχθρα f (échthra)

Derived terms

• το γινάτι βγάζει μάτι (to gináti vgázei máti, “cutting off one's nose to spite one's face”, literally “stubbornness takes out an eye”)