βούρτσα
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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek βούρτσα (boúrtsa), also spelled βρούτσα (broútsa, “brush”), βούρτζα (boúrtza), βρούτζα (broútza), via Vulgar Latin from Proto-Germanic *burstiz.
Noun
βούρτσα • (voúrtsa) f (plural βούρτσες)
- broom, brush (for cleaning and sweeping)
- paintbrush
- hairbrush
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | βούρτσα (voúrtsa) | βούρτσες (voúrtses) |
| genitive | βούρτσας (voúrtsas) | βουρτσών (vourtsón) |
| accusative | βούρτσα (voúrtsa) | βούρτσες (voúrtses) |
| vocative | βούρτσα (voúrtsa) | βούρτσες (voúrtses) |
Coordinate terms
- πινέλο n (pinélo, “paintbrush”)
Related terms
- αβούρτσιστος (avoúrtsistos, “unbrushed”)
- ατσαλόβουρτσα f (atsalóvourtsa, “steel brush”)
- οδοντόβουρτσα f (odontóvourtsa, “toothbrush”)
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “fırça”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
βούρτσα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
