κατίνα

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Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from French catin (“harlot, slattern, whore”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈti.na/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧τί‧να

Noun

κατίνα • (katína) f (plural κατίνες)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) a female gossip, gossiper who is perceived as having poor education and intelligence.

Declension

Declension of κατίνα
singular plural
nominative κατίνα • κατίνες •
genitive κατίνας • —
accusative κατίνα • κατίνες •
vocative κατίνα • κατίνες •

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • κατίνα - Charalambakis, Chistoforos et al. (2014) Χρηστικό λεξικό της νεοελληνικής γλώσσας (Christiko lexiko tis Neoellhnikis Glossas) (in Greek) Athens: Academy of Athens. (online since 2023 - abbreviations - symbols)
  • κατίνα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre, page 657
  • κατίνα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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