пису

Mariupol Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek πίσω (písō), from Ancient Greek ὀπίσω (opísō). Cognate with Greek πίσω (píso).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲisʊ]
  • Hyphenation: пи‧су

Adverb

пи́су • (písu)

  1. back, ago
    • 2000, Nadezhda Popova-Kosse, Котину капасыц [Red Riding Hood], Razdolnoye, page 2:
      Пула хроня пису, хасу орус зышкин мукуцку курцыц.
      Pula xronja pisu, xasu orus zyškin mukucku kurcyc.
      Many years ago, next to a forest there lived a little girl.

References

  • A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006), “пи́су”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN, page 154