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Greek
Etymology
Probably from Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *cica, cognate with Bulgarian цица (cica, “breast”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sit͡sa/
- Hyphenation: τσί‧τσα
Noun
τσίτσα • (tsítsa) f (plural τσίτσες)
- (vernacular, demotic, rare) a wooden flask, especially for wine
- 1918 Zacharias Papantoniou, Τὰ ψηλὰ βουνὰ (Tà psēlà bounà, “The High Mountains”), chap.5
σήκωσε την τσίτσα και τράβηξε δυο ρουφηξιές- síkose tin tsítsa kai trávixe dyo roufixiés
- he lifted the flask and took two sips
- (vernacular, demotic, very rare) a kind of basket[2]
Declension
Declension of τσίτσα
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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τσίτσα (tsítsa)
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τσίτσες (tsítses)
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| genitive
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τσίτσας (tsítsas)
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| accusative
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τσίτσα (tsítsa)
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τσίτσες (tsítses)
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| vocative
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τσίτσα (tsítsa)
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τσίτσες (tsítses)
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Synonyms
- τσότρα f (tsótra, “flask”) (vernacular)
- φλασκί n (flaskí, “flask”)
Derived terms
- τσιτσάς m (tsitsás, “maker of such flasks”)
References