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Greek
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ـجی (-cu).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-τζού • (-tzoú) f (masculine -τζής)
- added to a noun, to create words for a female person who has an occupation related to that noun:
- ταξί (taxí, “taxi”) + -τζού (-tzoú) → ταξιτζού (taxitzoú, “taxi driver”)
- καφές (kafés, “coffee”) + -τζού (-tzoú) → καφετζού (kafetzoú, “cafe owner”)
- added to a noun, to create words for a female person who has does something related to that noun:
- πλάκα (pláka, “joke, fun”) + -τζού (-tzoú) → πλακατζού (plakatzoú, “joker”)
- καβγάς (kavgás, “fight”) + -τζού (-tzoú) → καβγατζού (kavgatzoú, “brawler”)
Declension
Declension of -τζού
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-τζού (-tzoú)
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-τζούδες (-tzoúdes)
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| genitive
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-τζούς (-tzoús)
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-τζούδων (-tzoúdon)
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| accusative
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-τζού (-tzoú)
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-τζούδες (-tzoúdes)
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| vocative
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-τζού (-tzoú)
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-τζούδες (-tzoúdes)
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Derived terms
- -τζίδικο n (-tzídiko) (place where the above occupations take place)