νταντά

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ﺩﺍﺩﻯ (dadı) (see Turkish dadı), from Persian دادا (dâdâ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daˈda/
  • Hyphenation: ντα‧ντά

Noun

νταντά • (ntantá) f (plural νταντάδες)

  1. (familiar) nanny, nursemaid (a woman or girl employed to care for children)
    Near-synonyms: τροφός f (trofós), γκουβερνάντα f (gkouvernánta)

Declension

Declension of νταντά
singular plural
nominative νταντά (ntantá) νταντάδες (ntantádes)
genitive νταντάς (ntantás) νταντάδων (ntantádon)
accusative νταντά (ntantá) νταντάδες (ntantádes)
vocative νταντά (ntantá) νταντάδες (ntantádes)

References

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