μόρτης
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably derived, through Turkish, from Italian morti, plural of morto (“dead”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]μόρτης • (mórtis) m (plural μόρτηδες, feminine μόρτισσα)
- (historical, literally) gravedigger (someone immune to plague who was paid to bury the bodies of those affected)
- (colloquial, derogatory, figuratively) lowlife, lout, bum, ragamuffin, scoundrel (untrustworthy, despicable or disreputable person)
- 1968, “Η Δουλειά Κάνει Τους Άντρες [Hard Work Makes The Man]”, in Manos Eleutheriou (lyrics), Manos Loïzos (music), Ο σταθμός [The Station], performed by Dimitris Efstathiou:
- Το πλαστό το πασαπόρτι,
σαν και την καρδιά σου, μόρτη.- To plastó to pasapórti,
san kai tin kardiá sou, mórti. - The forged passport,
Is like your heart, you lowlife.
- To plastó to pasapórti,
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μόρτης (mórtis) | μόρτηδες (mórtides) |
| genitive | μόρτη (mórti) | μόρτηδων (mórtidon) |
| accusative | μόρτη (mórti) | μόρτηδες (mórtides) |
| vocative | μόρτη (mórti) | μόρτηδες (mórtides) |
Synonyms
[edit]- (gravedigger): νεκροθάφτης m (nekrotháftis)
- (lowlife, scoundrel): αλήτης m (alítis), αλάνι n (aláni), μάγκας m (mágkas)