καύχημα
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καύχημα (kaúkhēma).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaf.çi.ma/
- Hyphenation: καύ‧χη‧μα
Noun
καύχημα • (káfchima) n (plural καυχήματα)
- boast (something that one brags about)
- pride (that of which one is proud; that which excites self-congratulation and self-esteem)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καύχημα (káfchima) | καυχήματα (kafchímata) |
| genitive | καυχήματος (kafchímatos) | καυχημάτων (kafchimáton) |
| accusative | καύχημα (káfchima) | καυχήματα (kafchímata) |
| vocative | καύχημα (káfchima) | καυχήματα (kafchímata) |
Related terms
- see: καυχιέμαι (kafchiémai)
References
- ^ καύχημα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language