Κούλουρη
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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek Κούλουρη (Koúlourē). Perhaps from Byzantine Greek κολούρος (koloúros, “frustum”), due to the shape of the island.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Κούλουρη • (Koúlouri) f
- (colloquial) Salamis (island in the Saronic Gulf where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Κούλουρη (Koúlouri) |
| genitive | Κούλουρης (Koúlouris) |
| accusative | Κούλουρη (Koúlouri) |
| vocative | Κούλουρη (Koúlouri) |
Synonyms
- Σαλαμίνα f (Salamína, “Salamis”) (official name)
Derived terms
- Κουλουριώτης m (Koulouriótis, “male from Salamis”)
- Κουλουριώτισσα f (Koulouriótissa, “female from Salamis”)
- κουλουριώτικος (koulouriótikos, adjective)
- and see: κουλούρι n (kouloúri)
Further reading
- Κούλουρη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Κούλουρη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
