-τζού

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ـجی‎ (-cu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡zu/

Suffix

-τζού • (-tzoú) f (masculine -τζής)

  1. added to a noun, to create words for a female person who has an occupation related to that noun:
    ‎ταξί (taxí, “taxi”) + ‎-τζού (-tzoú) → ‎ταξιτζού (taxitzoú, “taxi driver”)
    ‎καφές (kafés, “coffee”) + ‎-τζού (-tzoú) → ‎καφετζού (kafetzoú, “cafe owner”)
  2. added to a noun, to create words for a female person who has does something related to that noun:
    ‎πλάκα (pláka, “joke, fun”) + ‎-τζού (-tzoú) → ‎πλακατζού (plakatzoú, “joker”)
    ‎καβγάς (kavgás, “fight”) + ‎-τζού (-tzoú) → ‎καβγατζού (kavgatzoú, “brawler”)

Declension
declension of -τζού
case     \     number singular plural
nominative -τζού • -τζούδες •
genitive -τζούς • -τζούδων •
accusative -τζού • -τζούδες •
vocative -τζού • -τζούδες •

Derived terms
  • -τζίδικο n (-tzídiko) (place where the above occupations take place)
Greek terms suffixed with -τζού
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