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παρατσούκλι
nickname /pa.raˈtsu.kli/
nounC1#4013 most common
Also: moniker, epithet
Example sentences
Το παρατσούκλι μου είναι Λούλα.
My nickname is Loula.
Ο Νίκος έχει ένα περίεργο παρατσούκλι.
Nikos has a strange nickname.
Στο σχολείο μου κόλλησαν ένα παρατσούκλι που δεν μου άρεσε.
At school they pinned a nickname on me that I did not like.
Της έδωσαν το παρατσούκλι «Γατούλα» επειδή αγαπούσε τις γάτες.
They gave her the nickname 'Kitty' because she loved cats.
Πολλοί στο χωριό είναι πιο γνωστοί με το παρατσούκλι τους παρά με το πραγματικό τους όνομα.
Many people in the village are better known by their nickname than by their real name.
Τα παρατσούκλια που κυκλοφορούσαν στη γειτονιά αποκάλυπταν συχνά περισσότερα για όσους τα σκαρφίζονταν παρά για όσους τα έφεραν.
The nicknames circulating in the neighborhood often revealed more about those who coined them than about those who carried them.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το παρατσούκλι | τα παρατσούκλια |
| Genitive | του παρατσουκλιού | των παρατσουκλιών |
| Accusative | το παρατσούκλι | τα παρατσούκλια |
| Vocative | παρατσούκλι | παρατσούκλια |
Word family
παρωνύμιοnickname, epithet (more formal register)
κολλάω παρατσούκλιto pin a nickname on someone
ψευδώνυμοpseudonym, chosen alias (related but distinct concept)λέγομαιto be called (used when stating one's nickname)
Etymology
The word joins the prefix παρα- (beside, in addition to) to a second element whose exact origin is disputed among Greek dictionaries. The general sense is an extra name that sits alongside a person's given name. It has been in common spoken use since at least the Ottoman-era Greek-speaking world, long before it settled into standard written Greek.
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