κουμάρι

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See also: κούμαρο

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈma.ɾi/
  • Hyphenation: κου‧μά‧ρι

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish قمار (qumar, gambling) (compare Turkish kumar), from Arabic قِمَار (qimār, gambling).

Noun

κουμάρι (koumárin (plural κουμάρια)

  1. (informal, slang) gambling, any instance of a game of chance involving a wager
    Synonyms: τζόγος m (tzógos), τυχερό παιχνίδι n (tycheró paichnídi)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Byzantine Greek κουκουμάριον n (koukoumárion) via simplification , from Koine Greek κούκουμα (koúkouma) + -άριον (-árion), from Latin cucuma f (kettle, cauldron). See cucuma for further etymology and cognates.

Noun

κουμάρι (koumárin (plural κουμάρια)

  1. (kitchenware) small, traditionally ceramic pitcher for serving water
    Synonym: μαστραπάς m (mastrapás)

Declension

singular plural
nominative κουμάρι (koumári) κουμάρια (koumária)
genitive κουμαριού (koumarioú) κουμαριών (koumarión)
accusative κουμάρι (koumári) κουμάρια (koumária)
vocative κουμάρι (koumári) κουμάρια (koumária)

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