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Greek
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish عناد (inad, inat, “stubbornness, spite”) from Arabic عِنَاد (ʕinād).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʝiˈnati/
- Hyphenation: γι‧νά‧τι
Noun
γινάτι • (gináti) n (plural γινάτια)
- (often in plural) stubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness (state of refusing to move or to change one's opinion)
Άσε τα γινάτια και καν’ το!- Áse ta ginátia kai kan’ to!
- Stop being pigheaded and do it!
- spite (ill will or hatred toward another)
Το έκανε αυτό μόνο και μόνο για το γινάτι μου.- To ékane aftó móno kai móno gia to gináti mou.
- He did that purely to spite me.
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
- το γινάτι βγάζει μάτι (to gináti vgázei máti, “cutting off one's nose to spite one's face”, literally “stubbornness takes out an eye”)