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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek βρακί (brakí) < βρακίν, from Koine Greek βράκιον (brákion), a diminutive noun with ending -ιον (-ion) to a plural noun βράκες (brákes) or βράκαι (brákai) from which, see the modern βράκα m (vráka, “traditional wide trousers, vraka”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɾaˈci/
- Hyphenation: βρα‧κί
Noun
βρακί • (vrakí) n (plural βρακιά)
- briefs, panties, knickers (female underclothing), underpants (male underclothing)
- Synonyms: σώβρακο (sóvrako), σλιπάκι (slipáki), also the plural βρακιά (vrakiá) (for both sexes) / for women only: κιλότα f (kilóta)
- (ironic)
Τα 'κανε στα βρακιά του- Ta 'kane sta vrakiá tou
- S/He shitted in his underpants.
- (obsolete sense for traditional old clothing) a medieval term similar to vraka, traditional breeches, trousers (chiefly male clothing)
Declension
Derived terms
- see: βράκα f (vráka, “vraka, traditional breecches”)
References
- ^ “βρακί”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
- ^ βρακίν - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
- ^ “βράκιον”, “βράκες”, “βράκαι”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
- ^ βρακί - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.