γύφτος
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek Γύφτος (Gúphtos), from Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios, “Egyptian”), from the mistaken belief that gypsies came from Egypt.
Noun
γύφτος • (gýftos) m (plural γύφτοι)
- gypsy
- Synonym: τσιγγάνος (tsingános)
- (derogatory) a person who is very mean
- (derogatory) a very dark-skinned person
- smith, ironsmith, blacksmith
- Synonym: σιδηρουργός (sidirourgós)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | γύφτος (gýftos) | γύφτοι (gýftoi) |
| genitive | γύφτου (gýftou) | γύφτων (gýfton) |
| accusative | γύφτο (gýfto) | γύφτους (gýftous) |
| vocative | γύφτε (gýfte) | γύφτοι (gýftoi) |
Descendants
- → Aromanian: yiftu
References
- γύφτος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language