κεσέμι

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كوسم (kösem) + (ending for neuters). Αlso variation with alteration of the first letter [k] > [g].[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ceˈsemi/
  • Hyphenation: κε‧σέ‧μι

Noun

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κεσέμι (kesémin (plural κεσέμια)

  1. (vernacular, demotic) Alternative form of γκεσέμι (gkesémi): ram or billy goat leading the herd

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ γκεσέμι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language