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μπάσταρδος
bastard /ˈbastarðos/
adjectiveB2#2217 most common
Also: illegitimate (child), mongrel, hybrid, corrupted, impure
Example sentences
Ο σκύλος μας είναι μπάσταρδος.
Our dog is a mongrel.
Μη με λες μπάσταρδο!
Don't call me a bastard!
Είναι ένας μπάσταρδος τύπος, δεν τον εμπιστεύομαι.
He's a bastard, I don't trust him.
Το φυτό αυτό είναι μπάσταρδο, προϊόν διασταύρωσης δύο ειδών.
This plant is a hybrid, the product of crossing two species.
Τον αποκάλεσε μπάσταρδο μπροστά σε όλους στο πάρτι.
She called him a bastard in front of everyone at the party.
Η ντοπιολαλιά του νησιού ήταν ένα μπάσταρδο ιδίωμα, μείγμα ελληνικών και ιταλικών.
The island's local speech was a bastard dialect, a mix of Greek and Italian.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | μπάσταρδος | μπάσταρδοι |
| Genitive | μπάσταρδου | μπασταρδών |
| Accusative | μπάσταρδο | μπάσταρδους |
| Vocative | μπάσταρδε | μπάσταρδοι |
Word family
μπασταρδεύωto bastardize, to debase or corrupt something
μπασταρδιάa dirty trick, an act of betrayal
μπασταρδοποίησηbastardization, the process of corrupting something pure
μπάσταρδηfeminine form of bastard
μπάσταρδοneuter form, often used for a mixed-breed animal
Etymology
Μπάσταρδος entered Greek through Italian bastardo, itself from medieval Latin bastardus. The Latin word likely derives from bastum, meaning packsaddle, plus the pejorative suffix -ard, describing a child born from a casual union rather than a marriage bed. Venetian and Genoese trade contact spread the term across the Mediterranean, and Greek absorbed it with a native adjectival ending.
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