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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Albanian besë.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbe.sa/
- Hyphenation: μπέ‧σα
Noun
μπέσα • (bésa) f (uncountable)
- oath, vow of mutual assistance or friendship; alliance, agreement
- trust, reliability, trustworthiness
- Synonyms: εμπιστοσύνη (empistosýni), αξιοπιστία (axiopistía)
Declension
Declension of μπέσα
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μπέσα (bésa)
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| genitive
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μπέσας (bésas)
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| accusative
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μπέσα (bésa)
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| vocative
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μπέσα (bésa)
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Derived terms
Interjection
μπέσα • (bésa)
- (slang) an expression like trust (as an interjection) and honest (as an adverb); really.
- Synonyms: μα την Παναγία (ma tin Panagía), μα τω Θεώ (ma to Theó)
- Θα του σπάσω τα δόντια όταν τον δω, μπέσα. ― Tha tou spáso ta dóntia ótan ton do, bésa. ― I'll break his teeth when I see him, trust.
- Δεν είχα να φάω για μέρες, μπέσα. ― Den eícha na fáo gia méres, bésa. ― I didn't have anything to eat for days, honest.
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