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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek κουκούτσιν (koukoútsin), borrowed from Italian cucuzza (“pumpkin”), with semantic shift "pumpkin" > "seeds of the pumpkin" > "seeds of other fruit (stone, pit, pip, kernel)".[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
κουκούτσι • (koukoútsi) n (plural κουκούτσια)
- stone, pit (of plum, olive, etc)
- pip (of orange, lemon, etc)
- kernel
Declension
Declension of κουκούτσι
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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κουκούτσι (koukoútsi)
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κουκούτσια (koukoútsia)
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| genitive
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κουκουτσιού (koukoutsioú)
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κουκουτσιών (koukoutsión)
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| accusative
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κουκούτσι (koukoútsi)
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κουκούτσια (koukoútsia)
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| vocative
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κουκούτσι (koukoútsi)
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κουκούτσια (koukoútsia)
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