Κούλουρη
Appearance
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek Κούλουρη (Koúlourē). Perhaps from Byzantine Greek κολούρος (koloúros, “frustum”), due to the shape of the island.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Κούλουρη • (Koúlouri) f
- (colloquial) Salamis (island in the Saronic Gulf where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place)
Declension
[edit]singular | |
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nominative | Κούλουρη (Koúlouri) |
genitive | Κούλουρης (Koúlouris) |
accusative | Κούλουρη (Koúlouri) |
vocative | Κούλουρη (Koúlouri) |
Synonyms
[edit]- Σαλαμίνα f (Salamína, “Salamis”) (official name)
Derived terms
[edit]- Κουλουριώτης m (Koulouriótis, “male from Salamis”)
- Κουλουριώτισσα f (Koulouriótissa, “female from Salamis”)
- κουλουριώτικος (koulouriótikos, adjective)
- and see: κουλούρι n (kouloúri)
Further reading
[edit]- Κούλουρη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- Κούλουρη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el