κλεισούρα

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek κλεισούρα (kleisoúra), from Late Latin clausūra with folk-etymological conversion of Latin claudō, claus- to κλείνω, κλείσ- (kleíno, kleís-) +‎ -ούρα (-oúra).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kliˈsu.ɾa/
  • Hyphenation: κλει‧σού‧ρα

Noun

κλεισούρα (kleisoúraf

  1. stuffiness (the state or quality of being poorly-ventilated and close)
  2. confinement (the state of being confined or cloistered)
  3. narrow mountain pass
    Synonym: δερβένι n (dervéni)

Declension

References

  1. ^ κλεισούρα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language