νήσσα
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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νῆσσα (nêssa), Ionic form of νῆττα (nêtta).
Pronunciation
Noun
νήσσα • (níssa) f (plural νήσσες)
- (humorous, Katharevousa) synonym of the modern πάπια (pápia, “duck”)
- Occurs only in the quasi-Katharevousa set phrase of unknown origin:
- ποιώ την νήσσαν or ποιούμαι την νήσσαν (poioúmai tin níssan, “to feign ignorance”) synonym of the modern κάνω την πάπια
- (taxonomy) → Νήσσα, the genus Anas (duck)
Declension
Katharevousa declension: as in the ancient inflection without the dual number.
If declined with modern endings:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | νήσσα (níssa) | νήσσες (nísses) |
| genitive | νήσσας (níssas) | νησσών (nissón) |
| accusative | νήσσα (níssa) | νήσσες (nísses) |
| vocative | νήσσα (níssa) | νήσσες (nísses) |
Further reading
- νήσσα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- νήσσα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.