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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from French gamin. First attested in the 1862 Greek translation by Ioannis-Isidoridis Skylitsis of Les Miserables (by Victor Hugo). Apparently, a translation‑neologism, > instead of , trying to avoid the derogatory *γαμίνι, or intended to remind of χαμένο (“lost”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈmi.ni/
- Hyphenation: χα‧μί‧νι
Noun
χαμίνι • (chamíni) n (plural χαμίνια)
- street urchin, guttersnipe
Declension
Declension of χαμίνι
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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χαμίνι (chamíni)
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χαμίνια (chamínia)
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genitive
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χαμινιού (chaminioú)
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χαμινιών (chaminión)
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accusative
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χαμίνι (chamíni)
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χαμίνια (chamínia)
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vocative
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χαμίνι (chamíni)
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χαμίνια (chamínia)
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