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
  τσίσα
case     \     number plural
nominative τσίσα •
genitive —
accusative τσίσα •
vocative τσίσα •

Synonyms
  • τσισάκια n pl (tsisákia) (diminutive)

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