κορτσόπον

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Pontic Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek κορίτσιν (korítsin), itself from Greek κόρη (kóri) with the medieval diminutive suffix -ίκι(ον) (-íki(on)), and the Pontic Greek diminutive suffix -όπον (-ópon), probably derived from Ancient Greek -ωπός (-ōpós).[1]

Noun

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κορτσόπον (kortsóponn

  1. (small) girl

References

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