αντζούγια

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately a reborrowing from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē, “small fish”). The immediate source is Venetian anciuga, from Ligurian anciôa, from a Vulgar Latin development of Classical Latin aphyē, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē). The ending -ια (-ia) is from the pronunciation of plural αντζούγες (antzoúges) /anˈdzuʝes/, from singular αντζούγα (antzoúga).[1][2].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /anˈd͡zu.ʝa/
  • Hyphenation: α‧ντζού‧για

Noun

αντζούγια • (antzoúgia) f (plural αντζούγιες)

  1. anchovy (preserved in salt)
  2. anchovy (fish)
    Synonym: γαύρος m (gávros)

Declension
declension of αντζούγια
case     \     number singular plural
nominative αντζούγια • αντζούγιες •
genitive αντζούγιας • —
accusative αντζούγια • αντζούγιες •
vocative αντζούγια • αντζούγιες •

Coordinate terms

Descendants
  • → Armenian: անձրուկ (anjruk)

Further reading

References
  1. αντζούγια - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. αντζούγια - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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