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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek κούμαρον (koúmaron, “strawberry tree fruit”), from Koine Greek κόμαρον (kómaron, “strawberry tree fruit”) via , from Ancient Greek κόμαρος (kómaros, “strawberry tree”) (whence also Sicilian cacumbaru) transformed to neutral gender under the semantic influence of other fruit names. See κόμαρος (kómaros) for further etymology, perhaps ultimately Pre-Greek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkumaro/
- Hyphenation: κού‧μα‧ρο
Noun
κούμαρο • (koúmaro) n (plural κούμαρα)
- cane apple, the fruit of the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo)
- Synonym: μεμαίντζουλο n (memaíntzoulo) (dialectal, Euboea)
- an alcoholic spirit made from the distillation of strawberry tree fruit
κούμαρο ο κόσμος δυνατό θα πίνει απ’ τα παγούρια- koúmaro o kósmos dynató tha pínei ap’ ta pagoúria
- the people will be drinking strong strawberry tree spirit from the flasks
- Synonym: κουμαρόρακη f (koumaróraki) (dialectal, Crete)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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κούμαρο (koúmaro)
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κούμαρα (koúmara)
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| genitive
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κούμαρου (koúmarou)
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κούμαρων (koúmaron)
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| accusative
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κούμαρο (koúmaro)
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κούμαρα (koúmara)
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| vocative
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κούμαρο (koúmaro)
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κούμαρα (koúmara)
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Derived terms
- αγριοκούμαρο n (agriokoúmaro, “fruit of the Greek strawberry tree (Arbutus andrachne)”)
- κουμαρόρακη f (koumaróraki, “alcoholic spirit from the distillation of strawberry tree fruit”)
- κουμαρόμελο n (koumarómelo, “strawberry tree honey”)
- κουμαρόκρεμα f (koumarókrema, “strawberry tree fruit liqueur, crème d'arbouse”, literally “strawberry tree fruit cream”)
Descendants
- → Bulgarian: кумарка f (kumarka, “strawberry tree”)
References
- κούμαρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- Nikos Sarantakos (2013) “Κεφ. 12–Η ελληνική φράουλα”, in Οπωροφόρες λέξεις (in Greek), Athens: Κλειδάριθμος, →ISBN