κλώσσα
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Byzantine Greek κλωσσώ (klōssṓ, “to cluck”), from Ancient Greek κλώζω (klṓzō, “to cluck”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]κλώσσα • (klóssa) f (plural κλώσσες)
- sitter, broody hen (a hen which is sitting on and warming her eggs in order for them to hatch)
- Η κλώσσα φροντίζει τα κλωσσοπούλια της.
- I klóssa frontízei ta klossopoúlia tis.
- The broody hen is looking after her chicks.
- (colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) windbag, chatterbox (a loud and talkative woman)
- Μην την ακούς, την γριά κλώσσα!
- Min tin akoús, tin griá klóssa!
- Don't listen to her, the old biddy!
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κλώσσα (klóssa) | κλώσσες (klósses) |
| genitive | κλώσσας (klóssas) | κλωσσών (klossón) |
| accusative | κλώσσα (klóssa) | κλώσσες (klósses) |
| vocative | κλώσσα (klóssa) | κλώσσες (klósses) |