γκάιντα
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Greek
Alternative forms
- γκάιδα f (gkáida)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish غایده (gayda, “bagpipes”), from Bulgarian гайда (gajda). Akin to Macedonian гајда (gajda, “bagpipes”), Serbo-Croatian gajde (“bagpipes”), Czech gajdy and Slovak gajdy.
Pronunciation
Noun
γκάιντα • (gkáinta) f (plural γκάιντες)
- bagpipes, gaida
- Synonyms: άσκαυλος (áskavlos), (Greek islands) τσαμπούνα (tsampoúna), (Crete) ασκομαντούρα (askomantoúra)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | γκάιντα (gkáinta) | γκάιντες (gkáintes) |
| genitive | γκάιντας (gkáintas) | - |
| accusative | γκάιντα (gkáinta) | γκάιντες (gkáintes) |
| vocative | γκάιντα (gkáinta) | γκάιντες (gkáintes) |
Further reading
γκάιντα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
