χαράτσι
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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek χαράτσι (kharátsi), from Ottoman Turkish خراج (haraç), from Arabic خَرَاج (ḵarāj).
Pronunciation
Noun
χαράτσι • (charátsi) n (plural χαράτσια)
- (historical) poll tax (under the Ottomans)
- (figuratively) any heavy tax
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χαράτσι (charátsi) | χαράτσια (charátsia) |
| genitive | χαρατσιού (charatsioú) | χαρατσιών (charatsión) |
| accusative | χαράτσι (charátsi) | χαράτσια (charátsia) |
| vocative | χαράτσι (charátsi) | χαράτσια (charátsia) |
Further reading
- χαράτσι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
χαράτσι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
