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κατίνα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French catin (harlot, slattern, whore).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaˈti.na/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τί‧να

Noun

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κατίνα (katínaf (plural κατίνες)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) a female gossip, gossiper who is perceived as having poor education and intelligence.

Declension

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singular plural
nominative κατίνα (katína) κατίνες (katínes)
genitive κατίνας (katínas) -
accusative κατίνα (katína) κατίνες (katínes)
vocative κατίνα (katína) κατίνες (katínes)

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • κατίνα - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
  • κατίνα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre, page 657
  • κατίνα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language