halloumi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), from Cypriot Arabic xallúm, from Coptic ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ (halōm, cheese) (Sahidic), ⲁⲗⲱⲙ (alōm, cheese) (Bohairic), itself in turn probably a borrowing from Semitic, though in manuscripts and ostraca from 2nd century Roman Egypt, Egyptian Demotic ḥlm is also attested with the meaning "cheese".[1][2][3][4]

Grilled halloumi

Pronunciation

Noun

halloumi (usually uncountable, plural halloumis)

  1. A traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk.

Translations

References

  1. ^ Oxford Companion to Food
  2. ^ Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  3. ^ Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN
  4. ^ Johnson, Janet. Chicago Demotic Dictionary - Ḥ p. 246.

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi).

Pronunciation

Noun

halloumi

  1. halloumi

Declension

Inflection of halloumi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative halloumi halloumit
genitive halloumin halloumien
partitive halloumia halloumeja
illative halloumiin halloumeihin
singular plural
nominative halloumi halloumit
accusative nom. halloumi halloumit
gen. halloumin
genitive halloumin halloumien
partitive halloumia halloumeja
inessive halloumissa halloumeissa
elative halloumista halloumeista
illative halloumiin halloumeihin
adessive halloumilla halloumeilla
ablative halloumilta halloumeilta
allative halloumille halloumeille
essive halloumina halloumeina
translative halloumiksi halloumeiksi
abessive halloumitta halloumeitta
instructive halloumein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of halloumi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative halloumini halloumini
accusative nom. halloumini halloumini
gen. halloumini
genitive halloumini halloumieni
partitive halloumiani halloumejani
inessive halloumissani halloumeissani
elative halloumistani halloumeistani
illative halloumiini halloumeihini
adessive halloumillani halloumeillani
ablative halloumiltani halloumeiltani
allative halloumilleni halloumeilleni
essive hallouminani halloumeinani
translative halloumikseni halloumeikseni
abessive halloumittani halloumeittani
instructive
comitative halloumeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative halloumisi halloumisi
accusative nom. halloumisi halloumisi
gen. halloumisi
genitive halloumisi halloumiesi
partitive halloumiasi halloumejasi
inessive halloumissasi halloumeissasi
elative halloumistasi halloumeistasi
illative halloumiisi halloumeihisi
adessive halloumillasi halloumeillasi
ablative halloumiltasi halloumeiltasi
allative halloumillesi halloumeillesi
essive hallouminasi halloumeinasi
translative halloumiksesi halloumeiksesi
abessive halloumittasi halloumeittasi
instructive
comitative halloumeinesi

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), from Cypriot Arabic xallúm.

Noun

halloumi m (invariable)

  1. halloumi