ρουσφέτι

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish رشوت (rişvet, rüşvet), from Arabic رُشْوَة (rušwa), رِشْوَة (rišwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾuˈsfe.ti/

Noun

ρουσφέτι • (rousféti) n (plural ρουσφέτια)

1. favour (UK), favor (US)

Declension

Declension of ρουσφέτι

	singular	plural
nominative	ρουσφέτι •	ρουσφέτια •
genitive	ρουσφετιού •	ρουσφετιών •
accusative	ρουσφέτι •	ρουσφέτια •
vocative	ρουσφέτι •	ρουσφέτια •

Coordinate terms

• φακελάκι n (fakeláki, “small envelope, bribe”)

Related terms

• ρουσφετολογία f (rousfetología, “favouratism, jobbery”)
• ρουσφετολογικός (rousfetologikós, “done as a favour, pulling strings”, adjective)
• ρουσφετολόγος m (rousfetológos, “someone dealing with favouritism”)
• ρουσφετολώ (rousfetoló, “to do/seek favours”)

 

Further reading

• ρουσφέτι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el