κορτσόπον
Pontic Greek
Alternative forms
- κορίτς (koríts)
- κόρασον (kórason)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek κορίτσιν (korítsin), itself from Greek κόρη (kóri) with the medieval diminutive suffixe -ίκι(ον) (-íki(on)), and the Pontic Greek diminutive suffix -όπον (-ópon), probably derived from Ancient Greek -ωπός (-ōpós).[1]
Noun
κορτσόπον (kortsópon) n
- (small) girl
References
- Compare -ωπός -ωπή -ωπό in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.