μπέσα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian besë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe.sa/
• Hyphenation: μπέ‧σα

Noun

μπέσα • (bésa) f (uncountable)

1. oath, vow of mutual assistance or friendship; alliance, agreement
2. trust, reliability, trustworthiness

   Synonyms: εμπιστοσύνη (empistosýni), αξιοπιστία (axiopistía)

Declension

Declension of μπέσα

	singular
nominative	μπέσα (bésa)
genitive	μπέσας (bésas)
accusative	μπέσα (bésa)
vocative	μπέσα (bésa)

Derived terms

• μπεσαλής (besalís)

 

Related terms

• μπαμπέσης (bampésis)

 

Interjection

μπέσα • (bésa)

1. (slang) an expression like trust (as an interjection) and honest (as an adverb); really.

   Synonyms: μα την Παναγία (ma tin Panagía), μα τω Θεώ (ma to Theó)

   Θα του σπάσω τα δόντια όταν τον δω, μπέσα. ― Tha tou spáso ta dóntia ótan ton do, bésa. ― I'll break his teeth when I see him, trust.

   Δεν είχα να φάω για μέρες, μπέσα. ― Den eícha na fáo gia méres, bésa. ― I didn't have anything to eat for days, honest.

References

• μπέσα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language