καλαμάρι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek καλαμάρι(ο)ν (kalamári(o)n), from Latin calamārius, ultimately from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

Noun

καλαμάρι • (kalamári) n (plural καλαμάρια)

1. squid (marine cephalopod)
2. (archaic) inkwell

Declension

Declension of καλαμάρι

	singular	plural
nominative	καλαμάρι (kalamári)	καλαμάρια (kalamária)
genitive	καλαμαριού (kalamarioú)	καλαμαριών (kalamarión)
accusative	καλαμάρι (kalamári)	καλαμάρια (kalamária)
vocative	καλαμάρι (kalamári)	καλαμάρια (kalamária)

Synonyms

• τευθίς (tefthís) (scientific name)

Descendants

• → Romanian: călimară

Further reading

• καλαμάρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• καλαμάρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language