μπούρδα

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Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuɾða/
  • Hyphenation: μπούρ‧δα

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish burda or from French bourde (blunder, error).

Noun

μπούρδα (boúrdaf (plural μπούρδες)

  1. (colloquial, usually in the plural) nonsense, claptrap, poppycock, baloney (meaningless or foolish talk)
    Όλο κάθεται και λέει μπούρδες ο βλάκας.
    Ólo káthetai kai léei boúrdes o vlákas.
    All that fool does is sit there and spout his nonsense.
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Etymology 2

From Albanian burdhë.

Noun

μπούρδα (boúrdaf (plural μπούρδες)

  1. (colloquial, rare) sack (bag)
    μια μπούρδα αλεύριmia boúrda alévria bag of flour
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Etymology 3

Inflectional form.

Noun

μπούρδα (boúrdam

  1. Genitive singular form of μπούρδας (boúrdas).

References

  1. ^ μπούρδα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
  2. ^ μπούρδα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας:  [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
  3. ^ μπούρδα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre