From Greek ούζο (oúzo), either from Turkish üzüm (“grape”) or from the Italian uso in Marsiglia (“for use in Marseille”) stamped on selected silkworm cocoons exported from Tyrnavos in the 19th century, standing for “superior quality”. Other: from the ancient Greek word ὄζω (ózō, “to smell”) - ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) because of the strong smell of the drink.
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ouzo (countable and uncountable, plural ouzos)
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ouzo c (singular definite ouzoen, plural indefinite ouzoer)
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ouzo | ouzoen | ouzoer | ouzoerne |
genitive | ouzos | ouzoens | ouzoers | ouzoernes |
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ouzo c (plural ouzo's, diminutive ouzootje n)
ouzo
Inflection of ouzo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | ouzo | ouzot | |
genitive | ouzon | ouzojen | |
partitive | ouzoa | ouzoja | |
illative | ouzoon | ouzoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ouzo | ouzot | |
accusative | nom. | ouzo | ouzot |
gen. | ouzon | ||
genitive | ouzon | ouzojen | |
partitive | ouzoa | ouzoja | |
inessive | ouzossa | ouzoissa | |
elative | ouzosta | ouzoista | |
illative | ouzoon | ouzoihin | |
adessive | ouzolla | ouzoilla | |
ablative | ouzolta | ouzoilta | |
allative | ouzolle | ouzoille | |
essive | ouzona | ouzoina | |
translative | ouzoksi | ouzoiksi | |
abessive | ouzotta | ouzoitta | |
instructive | — | ouzoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Borrowed from Greek ούζο (oúzo).
ouzo m (plural ouzos)
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