κοσμάκης

Greek

Etymology

κόσμ(ος) (kósm(os), “people”) +‎ -άκης (-ákis, “diminutive, pejorative suffix”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ko.ˈzma.cis/
  • Hyphenation: κο‧σμά‧κης

Noun

κοσμάκης • (kosmákis) m (singular only)

  1. (collective) (pejorative) poor, simple people
    Τι φταίει ο κακομοίρης ο κοσμάκης; Φταίνε οι πολιτικοί.
    Ti ftaíei o kakomoíris o kosmákis; Ftaíne oi politikoí.
    Is it the fault of the poor people? It is the politicians' fault.

Declension
  κοσμάκης
case     \     number singular
nominative κοσμάκης •
genitive κοσμάκη •
accusative κοσμάκη •
vocative κοσμάκη •

Synonyms

(pejorative):

  • ντουνιάς m (ntouniás)
  • πλέμπα f (plémpa)
  • πλεμπάγια f (plempágia)
  • πόπολο n (pópolo)
  • φτωχολογιά f (ftochologiá)
  • and see: όχλος (óchlos, “mob”)
  • κόσμος και κοσμάκης m (kósmos kai kosmákis, “lots of people”)
  • ο κόσμος και ο κοσμάκης m (o kósmos kai o kosmákis)
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