χασάπης
Greek
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قصاب (kassâb), from Arabic قَصَّاب (qaṣṣāb).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈsa.pis/
- Hyphenation: χα‧σά‧πης
Noun
χασάπης • (chasápis) m (plural χασάπηδες, feminine χασάπισσα)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χασάπης (chasápis) | χασάπηδες (chasápides) |
| genitive | χασάπη (chasápi) | χασάπηδων (chasápidon) |
| accusative | χασάπη (chasápi) | χασάπηδες (chasápides) |
| vocative | χασάπη (chasápi) | χασάπηδες (chasápides) |
Synonyms
- (butcher, meat seller): κρεοπώλης m (kreopólis)
- (butcher, meat seller): κρεοπώλισσα f (kreopólissa)
- (murderer): μακελάρης m (makeláris)
Related terms
- (meat): χασάπικο n (chasápiko, “butcher's shop”)
- χασαπομάχαιρο n (chasapomáchairo, “butcher's knife”)