τυρί
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word τυρί. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word τυρί, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say τυρί in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word τυρί you have here. The definition of the word τυρί will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofτυρί, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek τυρίν (turín, “cheese”), from Ancient Greek τυρίον (turíon); diminutive of τυρός (turós, “cheese”), from Proto-Hellenic *tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂-ró-s, from *tewh₂- (“to swell”). Cognate with Mariupol Greek тыри́ (tyrí).
Pronunciation
Noun
τυρί • (tyrí) n (plural τυριά)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τυρί (tyrí) | τυριά (tyriá) |
| genitive | τυριού (tyrioú) | τυριών (tyrión) |
| accusative | τυρί (tyrí) | τυριά (tyriá) |
| vocative | τυρί (tyrí) | τυριά (tyriá) |
Derived terms
- ανθότυρο n (anthótyro, “cream cheese”)
- τριμμένο τυρί n (trimméno tyrí, “grated cheese”)
- Τυρινή f (Tyriní, “Sunday before Lent”)
- Τυροφάγος f (Tyrofágos, “Sunday before Lent”)
- τυρέμπορος m (tyrémporos, “cheese merchant”)
- τυριέρα f (tyriéra, “cheese plate”)
- τυροκαυτερή f (tyrokafterí, “cheese and onion salad”)
- τυροκομία f (tyrokomía, “cheese making”)
- τυροκομείο n (tyrokomeío, “dairy”)
- τυροκομικός (tyrokomikós, “dairy, cheese, cheese-making”) (adjective)
- τυροκομώ (tyrokomó, “to make cheese”)
- τυροκόμος m or f (tyrokómos, “cheesemaker”)
- τυροπιτάδικο n (tyropitádiko, “cheese pie shop”)
- τυρόγαλα f (tyrógala, “whey”)
- τυρόγαλο n (tyrógalo, “whey”)
- τυρόπηγμα n (tyrópigma, “curd”)
- τυρόπιτα f (tyrópita, “cheese pie”)
- τυρόφιλος m (tyrófilos, “cheese-lover”)
- Κυριακή της Τυροφάγου f (Kyriakí tis Tyrofágou, “Sunday before Lent”)
Further reading
τυρί on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
