-τζού

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ـجی (-cu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zu/

Suffix

-τζού • (-tzoú) f (masculine -τζής)

1. added to a noun, to create words for a female person who has an occupation related to that noun:

   ‎ταξί (taxí, “taxi”) + ‎-τζού (-tzoú) → ‎ταξιτζού (taxitzoú, “taxi driver”)

   ‎καφές (kafés, “coffee”) + ‎-τζού (-tzoú) → ‎καφετζού (kafetzoú, “cafe owner”)

2. added to a noun, to create words for a female person who has does something related to that noun:

   ‎πλάκα (pláka, “joke, fun”) + ‎-τζού (-tzoú) → ‎πλακατζού (plakatzoú, “joker”)

   ‎καβγάς (kavgás, “fight”) + ‎-τζού (-tzoú) → ‎καβγατζού (kavgatzoú, “brawler”)

Declension

Declension of -τζού

	singular	plural
nominative	-τζού (-tzoú)	-τζούδες (-tzoúdes)
genitive	-τζούς (-tzoús)	-τζούδων (-tzoúdon)
accusative	-τζού (-tzoú)	-τζούδες (-tzoúdes)
vocative	-τζού (-tzoú)	-τζούδες (-tzoúdes)

Derived terms

• -τζίδικο n (-tzídiko) (place where the above occupations take place)

Greek terms suffixed with -τζού