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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek χαστούκι (khastoúki), of unknown etymology.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈstu.ci/
- Hyphenation: χα‧στού‧κι
Noun
χαστούκι • (chastoúki) n (plural χαστούκια)
- smack, slap (blow on the cheek given with the open hand)
Η Τζένη του έδωσε χαστούκι όταν προσπάθησε να της βάλει χέρι.- I Tzéni tou édose chastoúki ótan prospáthise na tis válei chéri.
- Jenny gave him a slap when he tried to grope her.
- ανάποδο χαστούκι ― anápodo chastoúki ― backhander (slap with the back of the hand)
- (figuratively) blow (damaging occurrence)
Η ζωή του έδωσε πολλά χαστούκια αλλά το μεγαλύτερο ήταν ο θάνατος της γυναίκας του.- I zoḯ tou édose pollá chastoúkia allá to megalýtero ítan o thánatos tis gynaíkas tou.
- Life dealt him many blows, but the biggest was the death of his wife.
Declension
Declension of χαστούκι
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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χαστούκι (chastoúki)
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χαστούκια (chastoúkia)
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genitive
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χαστουκιού (chastoukioú)
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χαστουκιών (chastoukión)
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accusative
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χαστούκι (chastoúki)
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χαστούκια (chastoúkia)
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vocative
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χαστούκι (chastoúki)
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χαστούκια (chastoúkia)
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References
- ^ χαστούκι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ χαστούκι - 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