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Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek φοῦσκα (phoûska), from Ancient Greek φύσκη (phúskē, “large intestine, blister”), from Ancient Greek φῦσα (phûsa, “blowing”). Related to Ancient Greek φυσάω (phusáō, “to blow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfu.ska/
- Hyphenation: φού‧σκα
Noun
φούσκα • (foúska) f (plural φούσκες)
- bubble
- (medicine) blister
- (anatomy) bladder
- (finance) bubble (surge of speculation in a financial market)
Declension
Declension of φούσκα
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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φούσκα (foúska)
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φούσκες (foúskes)
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| genitive
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φούσκας (foúskas)
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φουσκών (fouskón)
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| accusative
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φούσκα (foúska)
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φούσκες (foúskes)
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| vocative
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φούσκα (foúska)
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φούσκες (foúskes)
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the genitive plural is relatively uncommon.
Synonyms