τζιγέρι
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- τζιέρι (tziéri)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جكر (ciger, “liver, lung”), from Classical Persian جِگَر (jigar, “liver”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]τζιγέρι • (tzigéri) n (plural τζιγέρια)
- (colloquial) viscera, entrails of an animal, consumed as food
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τζιγέρι (tzigéri) | τζιγέρια (tzigéria) |
| genitive | τζιγεριού (tzigerioú) | τζιγεριών (tzigerión) |
| accusative | τζιγέρι (tzigéri) | τζιγέρια (tzigéria) |
| vocative | τζιγέρι (tzigéri) | τζιγέρια (tzigéria) |
Derived terms
[edit]- τζιγεροσαρμάς m (tzigerosarmás, “sarma containing lung, liver, intestines”)
- μου 'φαγε τα τζιγέρια (mou 'fage ta tzigéria, “I was pestered”) (literally: "[they] ate my entrails")
- μου 'πρηξε τα τζιγέρια (mou 'prixe ta tzigéria, “I was pestered”) (literally: "[they] swole my entrails")
References
[edit]- τζιγέρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language