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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 • (koumári) n (plural κουμάρια)
- (informal, slang) gambling, any instance of a game of chance involving a wager
- Synonyms: τζόγος m (tzógos), τυχερό παιχνίδι n (tycheró paichnídi)
Derived terms
- κουμαρτζής m (koumartzís, “particularly passionate gambler”) (slang)
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 • (koumári) n (plural κουμάρια)
- (kitchenware) small, traditionally ceramic pitcher for serving water
- Synonym: μαστραπάς m (mastrapás)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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κουμάρι (koumári)
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κουμάρια (koumária)
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genitive
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κουμαριού (koumarioú)
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κουμαριών (koumarión)
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accusative
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κουμάρι (koumári)
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κουμάρια (koumária)
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vocative
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κουμάρι (koumári)
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κουμάρια (koumária)
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