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χαμίνι

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from French gamin. First attested in the 1862 Greek translation by Ioannis-Isidoridis Skylitsis of Les Miserables (by Victor Hugo). Apparently, a translation‑neologism, [g] > [x] instead of [γ], trying to avoid the derogatory *γαμίνι, or intended to remind of χαμένο (lost).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xaˈmi.ni/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧μί‧νι

Noun

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χαμίνι (chamínin (plural χαμίνια)

  1. street urchin, guttersnipe

Declension

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Declension of χαμίνι
singular plural
nominative χαμίνι (chamíni) χαμίνια (chamínia)
genitive χαμινιού (chaminioú) χαμινιών (chaminión)
accusative χαμίνι (chamíni) χαμίνια (chamínia)
vocative χαμίνι (chamíni) χαμίνια (chamínia)

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ χαμίνι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
    In other sources, first attested in 1845.