-τζού

Greek

Etymology

From Turkish -cu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dzu/

Suffix

-τζού • (-tzoú) f (masculine -τζής)

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”)
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

	singular	plural
nominative	-τζού •	-τζούδες •
genitive	-τζούς •	-τζούδων •
accusative	-τζού •	-τζούδες •
vocative	-τζού •	-τζούδες •

Derived terms

-τζήδικο n (-tzídiko) (place where the above occupations take place)

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