καλούπι

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Greek

Etymology

An αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, repatriated loanword):[1][2] Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قالب (kalıb, kalıp), from Arabic قَالِب (qālib), from Koine Greek καλάπους (kalápous), for which also see καλαπόδι (kalapódi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlu.pi/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧λού‧πι

Noun

καλούπι (kaloúpin (plural καλούπια)

  1. mould (UK), mold (US) (anything in/around which something is formed/shaped)
  2. (construction) shuttering, formwork

Declension

Declension of καλούπι
singular plural
nominative καλούπι (kaloúpi) καλούπια (kaloúpia)
genitive καλουπιού (kaloupioú) καλουπιών (kaloupión)
accusative καλούπι (kaloúpi) καλούπια (kaloúpia)
vocative καλούπι (kaloúpi) καλούπια (kaloúpia)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ καλούπι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ καλούπι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre