τσάι
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See also: τσαι
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چای (çay), either from Russian чай (čaj, “tea”),[1][2] or from Persian چای (čây)[3] from Sinitic, Chinese 茶 (chá). Doublet of τέιο (téio).
Pronunciation
Noun
τσάι • (tsái) n (plural τσάγια)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τσάι (tsái) | τσάγια (tságia) |
| genitive | τσαγιού (tsagioú) | τσαγιών (tsagión) |
| accusative | τσάι (tsái) | τσάγια (tságia) |
| vocative | τσάι (tsái) | τσάγια (tságia) |
Coordinate terms
- χαμομήλι n (chamomíli, “camomile tea”)
Related terms
- τσαγάκι n (tsagáki, diminutive)
- τσαγιέρα f (tsagiéra, “teapot”)
- τσάι του βουνού (tsái tou vounoú, “mountain tea; Sideritis scardica”)
References
- ^ τσάι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ τσάι - 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
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
τσάι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
