γόπα

Greek

Alternative forms

γώπα f (gópa)
βούπα f (voúpa) (dialectal)^[1]
βώπα f (vópa) (dialectal)^[1]
γούπα f (goúpa) (dialectal)^[1]

Etymology

From an unattested Medieval Greek *γῶπα (*gôpa), from an unattested *βῶπα (*bôpa), an accusative form of Byzantine Greek βῶψ (bôps), βόωψ (bóōps, “small fish (bogue)”), from Ancient Greek βῶξ (bôx), a contracted form of βόαξ (bóax, “bogue fish”).

The "cigarette butt" sense is in reference to the resemblance of cigarette butts to bogues.

Noun

γόπα • (gópa) n (plural γόπες)

bogue (Boops boops) (fish)
(colloquial) fag-end, cigarette end, butt

Declension

Declension of **γόπα**
	singular	plural
nominative	γόπα (gópa)	γόπες (gópes)
genitive	γόπας (gópas)	-
accusative	γόπα (gópa)	γόπες (gópes)
vocative	γόπα (gópa)	γόπες (gópes)

Synonyms

(cigarette end): αποτσίγαρο n (apotsígaro)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 γῶπα - Ἱστορικὸν Λεξικὸν τῆς Νέας Ἑλληνικῆς, τῆς τε κοινῶς ὁμιλουμένης καὶ τῶν ἰδιωμάτων (ΙΛΝΕ) [Historical Dictionary of Modern Greek, currently spoken and of dialects] Academy of Athens, 1939-2022. 10 volumes as I-VII. (online up to «δαχτυλωτός» search at Λήμμα)