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Greek
Etymology
Calque of French sur le bout de la langue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stin ˈakri tiz ˈɣlosas/
- Hyphenation: στην ά‧κρη της γλώσ‧σας
Prepositional phrase
στην άκρη της γλώσσας • (stin ákri tis glóssas)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see στην (stin), άκρη (ákri), της (tis), γλώσσας (glóssas).
Δεν γεύομαι στην άκρη της γλώσσας για κάποιο λόγο.- Den gévomai stin ákri tis glóssas gia kápoio lógo.
- I can't taste on the tip of my tongue for some reason.
- (idiomatic) on the tip of one's tongue (known but not quite remembered)
Έχω τ' όνομά της στην άκρη της γλώσσας αλλά δε μου έρχεται.- Écho t' ónomá tis stin ákri tis glóssas allá de mou érchetai.
- I have her name on the tip of my tongue but it won't come to me.