τσίπουρο
Greek
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Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Has been claimed to have been borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جبره (cibre, “grape pomace”),[1][2] although according to different sources the borrowing occurred the other way round.[3]
Alternatively, a relation to Ancient Greek σίκερα n (síkera, “a strong fermented drink”), which is from Biblical Hebrew שֵׁכָר m (šēḵār, “alcoholic drink”), has also been suggested.[4]
Unrelated to the superficially similar τσιπούρα f (tsipoúra, “gilt-head bream, Sparus aurata”).[5]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]τσίπουρο • (tsípouro) n (plural τσίπουρα)
- tsipouro (an alcoholic spirit made from the distillation of grape pomace, sometimes flavoured with aniseed or other herbs)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τσίπουρο (tsípouro) | τσίπουρα (tsípoura) |
| genitive | τσίπουρου (tsípourou) | τσίπουρων (tsípouron) |
| accusative | τσίπουρο (tsípouro) | τσίπουρα (tsípoura) |
| vocative | τσίπουρο (tsípouro) | τσίπουρα (tsípoura) |
Synonyms
[edit]- ρακή f (rakí), ρακί n (rakí)
- στεμφυλόπνευμα n (stemfylópnevma)
- (Cretan) τσικουδιά f (tsikoudiá)
- (Cypriot) ζιβανία f (zivanía)
- (Western and Central Macedonian) γράπα f (grápa)
- (Chiot) σούμα f (soúma)
Derived terms
[edit]- τσίπουρα n pl (tsípoura, “grape pomace, mace”) (metonymically)
- τσιπουράδικο n (tsipourádiko, “an establishment selling tsipouro”)
- τσιπουράκι n (tsipouráki, “a small amount of tsipouro”) (diminutive)
- τσιπουροκατάνυξη f (tsipourokatányxi, “group consumption of a large amount of tsipouro”)
- τσιπουρομεζές n (tsipouromezés, “meze served with tsipouro”)
References
[edit]- ^ τσίπουρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cibre”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- ^ “cibre”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- ^ “τσίπουρο”, in LSJ Online Greek Monolingual Dictionary, 2019 January 14, retrieved 2024-04-08
- ^ τσιπούρα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
[edit]
τσίπουρο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- τσίπουρο - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) [A Practical dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
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