πιτσούνι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian piccion(e) (as a dish) + ending -ι (-i). The change [o] > [u]

  • either from a closed pronunciation of [o] the Italian word, or from southern dialect pic(c)iuni which was perceived as singular -ι noun [1]
  • or, because of the presence of [n],[1] or influenced by older nouns ending in -ούνι like πιγούνι n (pigoúni, “chin”), κουδούνι n (koudoúni, “bell”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /piˈt͡su.ni/
  • Hyphenation: πι‧τσού‧νι

Noun

πιτσούνι • (pitsoúni) n

  1. squab (baby pigeon or dove)
  2. squab (meat of a squab)
  3. endearing term, also the diminutive πιτσουνάκι (pitsounáki)

Declension
declension of πιτσούνι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative πιτσούνι • πιτσούνια •
genitive πιτσουνιού • πιτσουνιών •
accusative πιτσούνι • πιτσούνια •
vocative πιτσούνι • πιτσούνια •

Synonyms

See also

References
  1. πιτσούνι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. πιτσούνι - 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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