αρχίδι
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ὀρχίδιον (orkhídion), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”). The change of the initial vowel from ο to α is due to the liaison from the plural: τὰ ὀρχίδια → (elision) τὰ ’ρχίδια → (rebracketing) τ’ ἀρχίδια.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɾˈçiði/
- Hyphenation: αρ‧χί‧δι
Noun
αρχίδι • (archídi) n (plural αρχίδια)
- (vulgar, colloquial, chiefly in the plural) ball, bollock, nut, nad (the testicle)
- Synonym: παπάρι (papári)
- Φίλε! Σου έχει βγει το ένα αρχίδι απ’ έξω! ― Fíle! Sou échei vgei to éna archídi ap’ éxo! ― Dude! One of your balls is hanging out!
- (vulgar, offensive, of a person) asshole, prick, dickhead
- Άσε μας, βρε αρχίδι! ― Áse mas, vre archídi! ― Leave us alone, you dickhead!
- (vulgar, offensive, negates the meaning of the sentence) my ass
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αρχίδι (archídi) | αρχίδια (archídia) |
| genitive | αρχιδιού (archidioú) | αρχιδιών (archidión) |
| accusative | αρχίδι (archídi) | αρχίδια (archídia) |
| vocative | αρχίδι (archídi) | αρχίδια (archídia) |
Derived terms
- αν η γιαγιά μου είχε αρχίδια θα τη φώναζα παππού (an i giagiá mou eíche archídia tha ti fónaza pappoú, “if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle”, literally “if my granny had balls I'd call her grandad”)
- γράφω κάποιον/κάτι στα αρχίδια μου (gráfo kápoion/káti sta archídia mou, “to not give a damn about something/someone”, literally “write it/them on my balls”)
- ζαλίζω τ’ αρχίδια κάποιου (zalízo t’ archídia kápoiou, “to piss someone off”, literally “to dizzy the balls”)
- κλάσε μου τ’ αρχίδια (kláse mou t’ archídia, “get lost, give me a break”, literally “fart on my balls”)
- ξύνω τ’ αρχίδια μου (xýno t’ archídia mou, “to do nothing, to sit on one's arse”, literally “to scratch my balls”)
- πρήζω τ’ αρχίδια (prízo t’ archídia, “to piss someone off”, literally “to swell the bollocks”)
- στ’ αρχίδια μου (st’ archídia mou, “I don't give a damn”, literally “on my balls”)