τσάι
See also: τσαι
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چای (çay), either from Russian чай (čaj, “tea”),[1][2] or from Persian چای (čây)[3] from Sinitic, Chinese 茶 (chá). Doublet of τέιο (téio).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]τσάι • (tsái) n (plural τσάγια)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τσάι (tsái) | τσάγια (tságia) |
| genitive | τσαγιού (tsagioú) | τσαγιών (tsagión) |
| accusative | τσάι (tsái) | τσάγια (tságia) |
| vocative | τσάι (tsái) | τσάγια (tságia) |
Coordinate terms
[edit]- χαμομήλι n (chamomíli, “camomile tea”)
Related terms
[edit]- τσαγάκι n (tsagáki, diminutive)
- τσαγιέρα f (tsagiéra, “teapot”)
- τσάι του βουνού (tsái tou vounoú, “mountain tea; Sideritis scardica”)
References
[edit]- ^ τσάι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ τσάι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
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τσάι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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