Καραγκιόζης
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Karagiozis (toy shadow puppet)
See also: καραγκιόζης
Greek
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قرهگوز (Karagöz) from قره (kara, “black”) + گوز (göz, “eye”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Καραγκιόζης • (Karagkiózis) m
- Karagiozis (a Greek shadow theatre character, a puppet of Turkish origin)
- (figuratevely, derogatory) (of a hilarious, silly person) → καραγκιόζης
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Καραγκιόζης (Karagkiózis) | Καραγκιόζηδες (Karagkiózides) |
| genitive | Καραγκιόζη (Karagkiózi) | Καραγκιόζηδων (Karagkiózidon) |
| accusative | Καραγκιόζη (Karagkiózi) | Καραγκιόζηδες (Karagkiózides) |
| vocative | Καραγκιόζη (Karagkiózi) | Καραγκιόζηδες (Karagkiózides) |
Derived terms
- στο γάμο του Καραγκιόζη n (sto gámo tou Karagkiózi, “at Karagkiozis wedding”)
Related terms
- καραγκιοζιλίκι n (karagkiozilíki, “big joke, ridiculous act”)
- καραγκιόζ μπερντές m (karagkióz berntés)
- καραγκιοζοπαίχτης m (karagkiozopaíchtis, “Karagiozis-theatre player”)
See also
References
- ^ Καραγκιόζης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
Καραγκιόζης on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
