γουρούνι
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Byzantine Greek γουρούνιν (gouroúnin), earlier γουρούνιον (gouroúnion), from Koine Greek [Term?], from a diminutive of Ancient Greek γρώνη (grṓnē, “grunt”), from γρῦ (grû, “a small sound”), which is onomatopoeic of the sound pigs make; compare Latin grunniō (“to grunt like a pig”), German grunzen (“to grunt”) for similar formations.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]γουρούνι • (gouroúni) n (plural γουρούνια, feminine γουρούνα)
- pig, hog, swine (male pig)
- Τα γουρούνια είναι ευχαριστημένα όταν παίζουν στη λάσπη.
- Ta gouroúnia eínai efcharistiména ótan paízoun sti láspi.
- The pigs are happy when they're playing in mud.
- (figuratively, colloquial, offensive) pig, fat pig, beast (an overweight and mean-spirited man)
- Ο άντρας της είναι σκέτο γουρούνι και πήγε να με χτυπήσει όταν τόλμησα να της μιλήσω.
- O ántras tis eínai skéto gouroúni kai píge na me chtypísei ótan tólmisa na tis milíso.
- Her husband is a real pig of a man and he tried to hit me when I dared to talk to her.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | γουρούνι (gouroúni) | γουρούνια (gouroúnia) |
| genitive | γουρουνιού (gourounioú) | γουρουνιών (gourounión) |
| accusative | γουρούνι (gouroúni) | γουρούνια (gouroúnia) |
| vocative | γουρούνι (gouroúni) | γουρούνια (gouroúnia) |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- αγριογούρουνο (agriogoúrouno, “wild boar”)
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γρῦ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 288
Further reading
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γουρούνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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