βρισιά

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek βρισιά (brisiá), from Ancient Greek ὑβρισία (hubrisía), from ὕβρις (húbris, “insolence, sexual outrage”), equivalent to βρίζω (vrízo, “to curse”) +‎ -ιά (-iá).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɾiˈsça/
  • Hyphenation: βρί‧σιά

Noun

βρισιά • (vrisiá) f (plural βρισιές)

  1. insult, abuse (form of speech against someone deliberately intended to be rude)
    Δε ντρέπεται να ρίχνει βρισιές σε ηλικιωμένο άνθρωπο; ― De drépetai na ríchnei vrisiés se ilikioméno ánthropo? ― Isn't he ashamed to be showering abuse on an elderly person?
  2. curse, oath, swear word, expletive (word considered taboo and impolite or offensive)
    Ποιος έμαθε στο παιδάκι βρισιές; ― Poios émathe sto paidáki vrisiés? ― Who taught that little child swear swords?

Declension
declension of βρισιά
singular plural
nominative βρισιά • βρισιές •
genitive βρισιάς • βρισιών •
accusative βρισιά • βρισιές •
vocative βρισιά • βρισιές •
  • βρίσιμο n (vrísimo, “insult, bollocking”)
  • βρισίδι n (vrisídi, “cursing, swearing”)
  • υβριστικός (yvristikós, “abusive, insulting”)

Synonyms
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