βρακί

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek βρακί (brakí) < βρακίν,^[1]^[2] from Koine Greek βράκιον (brákion), a diminutive noun with ending -ιον (-ion) to a plural noun βράκες (brákes) or βράκαι (brákai)^[3] 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. [was scared to death]
(obsolete sense for traditional old clothing) a medieval term similar to vraka, traditional breeches, trousers (chiefly male clothing)

Declension

Declension of **βρακί**
	singular	plural
nominative	βρακί (vrakí)	βρακιά (vrakiá)
genitive	βρακιού (vrakioú)	βρακιών (vrakión)
accusative	βρακί (vrakí)	βρακιά (vrakiá)
vocative	βρακί (vrakí)	βρακιά (vrakiá)

Derived terms

βρακάκι n (vrakáki) (diminutive)
δεν έχει βρακί να φορέσει (den échei vrakí na forései, “is too poor”, literally “has no underpants to wear”)
κατεβάζω τα βρακιά (katevázo ta vrakiá, “I am a coward, I am yielding”, literally “to drop down the underpants”)^[4]
τα μεταξωτά βρακιά θέλουν επιδέξιους κώλους (ta metaxotá vrakiá théloun epidéxious kólous) (proverb)
την παντρεύτηκε με το βρακί της (tin pantréftike me to vrakí tis, “he married her with no dowry (because she is penniless)”, literally “he married her with her underwear”)

Related terms

see: βράκα f (vráka, “vraka, traditional breecches”)

References

^ βρακί, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
^ 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 [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
^ βρακί - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

[1] βρακί, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[2] 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.)

[3] βράκιον, βράκες, βράκαι, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

[4] βρακί - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

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