τσίσα

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From τσίσια (“/ˈtsisça/”), borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چیش (çiş). With elision of <-ι-> as in the sequence [s - ç - vowel].[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsisa/
  • Hyphenation: τσί‧σα

Noun

τσίσα • (tsísa) n pl

  1. (in the plural, colloquial, childish) alternative form of τσίσια (tsísia)

Declension

Declension of τσίσα
plural
nominative τσίσα (tsísa)
genitive -
accusative τσίσα (tsísa)
vocative τσίσα (tsísa)

Synonyms

  • τσισάκια n pl (tsisákia) (diminutive)

References

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