γουρούνι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek γουρούνιν (gouroúnin), earlier γουρούνιον (gouroúnion), from Koine Greek [Term?], from a diminutive of Ancient Greek γρώνη (grṓnē, “grunt”), from γρῦ (grû, “a small sound”), which is onomatopoeic of the sound pigs make; compare Latin grunniō (“to grunt like a pig”), German grunzen (“to grunt”) for similar formations.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣuˈɾuni/
  • Hyphenation: γου‧ρού‧νι

Noun

γουρούνι • (gouroúni) n (plural γουρούνια, feminine γουρούνα)

  1. pig, hog, swine (male pig)
    Τα γουρούνια είναι ευχαριστημένα όταν παίζουν στη λάσπη.
    Ta gouroúnia eínai efcharistiména ótan paízoun sti láspi.
    The pigs are happy when they're playing in mud.
  2. (figuratively, colloquial, offensive) pig, fat pig, beast (an overweight and mean-spirited man)
    Ο άντρας της είναι σκέτο γουρούνι και πήγε να με χτυπήσει όταν τόλμησα να της μιλήσω.
    O ántras tis eínai skéto gouroúni kai píge na me chtypísei ótan tólmisa na tis milíso.
    Her husband is a real pig of a man and he tried to hit me when I dared to talk to her.

Declension

Declension of γουρούνι
singular plural
nominative γουρούνι (gouroúni) γουρούνια (gouroúnia)
genitive γουρουνιού (gourounioú) γουρουνιών (gourounión)
accusative γουρούνι (gouroúni) γουρούνια (gouroúnia)
vocative γουρούνι (gouroúni) γουρούνια (gouroúnia)

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γρῦ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 288

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