γαμοσταυρίδια
Greek
Etymology
Related to γαμοσταυρίζω (gamostavrízo, “to eff and blind, to curse like a sailor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣamostavˈɾiðʝa/
- Hyphenation: γα‧μο‧σταυ‧ρί‧δια
Noun
γαμοσταυρίδια • (gamostavrídia) n pl
- (colloquial, vulgar) effing and blinding, abuse, curses (forms of speech against someone deliberately intended to be rude)
- Ο πατέρας μου έριξε μερικά γαμοσταυρίδια όταν έπεσε το σφυρί στο πόδι του.
- O patéras mou érixe meriká gamostavrídia ótan épese to sfyrí sto pódi tou.
- My father cursed up a storm (literally:threw a few curses out) when the hammer fell on his foot.
Declension
γαμοσταυρίδια
| case \\ number | plural |
|---|---|
| nominative | γαμοσταυρίδια • |
| genitive | — |
| accusative | γαμοσταυρίδια • |
| vocative | γαμοσταυρίδια • |
Synonyms
- βρισιά f (vrisiá, “insult, curse”)
Related terms
- γαμοσταυρίζω (gamostavrízo, “to eff and blind, to curse like a sailor”)