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Greek
Etymology
Various forms ultimately from a confusion of κόρακας (kórakas, “raven”), κορώνα (koróna, “crow”) and possibly even Proto-Slavic *gavornъ (“raven”).
Noun
κορατσίνα • (koratsína) f (plural κορατσίνες) (dialectal)
- crow
- Synonym: κουρούνα (kouroúna)
- 1932, from the children's game τσίμπι τσίμπι[1]:
Κρά! Κρά! Κορατσίνα! // Χαρτί σου πέμπ’η μάνα σου, // Χαρτί τσαι χαρτουλλίνα.- Krá! Krá! Koratsína! // Chartí sou pémp’i mána sou, // Chartí tsai chartoullína.
- Caw! Caw! Crow! // Your mum sends you a letter, // letter and postcard.
References
- ^ Μιχαηλίδης-Νουάρος, Μ. Γ. [Michaïlídis-Nouáros, M. G.] (1932) Λαογραφικά σύμμεικτα Καρπάθου [Laografiká sýmmeikta Karpáthou], volume 1, Athens, page 148
- Somavera, Alessio da (1709) “καρακάξα”, in Θησαυρός της ρωμαϊκής και της φράγκικης γλώσσας. Tesoro della lingua greca-volgare ed italiana (in Greek and Italian), Paris: M. Guignard, page 168a Bidirectional dictionary for Early Modern Greek and Italian.
- Germano, Girolamo (1622) “cornacchia”, in Vocabolario italiano et greco (in Greek and Italian), Rome, page 170
- κορατσίνα - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)