χαιρέτισμα
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Koine Greek or Byzantine Greek χαιρέτισμα (khairétisma). By surface analysis, χαιρετισ- (stem of χαιρετίζω (chairetízo)) + -μα (-ma).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]χαιρέτισμα • (chairétisma) n (plural χαιρετίσματα)
- greeting
- (in the plural) regards, greetings (an expression of good wishes to be passed to another person)
- (ironic) I'm not holding my breath (said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned is unlikely to happen soon or at all)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χαιρέτισμα (chairétisma) | χαιρετίσματα (chairetísmata) |
| genitive | χαιρετίσματος (chairetísmatos) | χαιρετισμάτων (chairetismáton) |
| accusative | χαιρέτισμα (chairétisma) | χαιρετίσματα (chairetísmata) |
| vocative | χαιρέτισμα (chairétisma) | χαιρετίσματα (chairetísmata) |
Synonyms
[edit]- χαιρέτημα n (chairétima)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ χαιρέτισμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language