πορδή
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πέρδομαι (pérdomai, “to fart”).
Pronunciation
Noun
πορδή • (pordí) f (plural πορδές)
- (colloquial, vulgar) fart (intestinal gasses emitted from the anus)
- Έφαγε φασολάδα και μας τάραξε στις πορδές.
- Éfage fasoláda kai mas táraxe stis pordés.
- He ate bean soup and he drove us mad with his farts.
- (figuratively) little fart, little shit (a child, usually in the context of impudence or cheek)
- Ο γιος σου είναι μια σταλιά πορδή και αντιμιλάει.
- O gios sou eínai mia staliá pordí kai antimiláei.
- Your son is only a small little fart of a child and he's talking back.
- (figuratively) twit, fart (unimportant person)
- Ο Νίκος είναι μια πορδή, μην τον ξεσυνερίζεσαι.
- O Níkos eínai mia pordí, min ton xesynerízesai.
- Nikos is a little twit, don't even bother with him.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πορδή (pordí) | πορδές (pordés) |
| genitive | πορδής (pordís) | πορδών (pordón) |
| accusative | πορδή (pordí) | πορδές (pordés) |
| vocative | πορδή (pordí) | πορδές (pordés) |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- αλεποπορδή f (alepopordí, “puffball”, literally “fox fart”)
- πορδούλα f (pordoúla, diminutive)
- πορδίτσα f (pordítsa, diminutive)
- πορδίλα f (pordíla, fart smell)
Related terms
- με πορδές δεν βάφονται αβγά (me pordés den váfontai avgá)
- πετάγομαι σαν την πορδή (petágomai san tin pordí) (jump in uninvited)
- πέρδομαι (pérdomai) (to fart) (formal)
Further reading
πορδή on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
