κουρασάνι
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Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish خراسانی (xorâsâni, “of Khorasani style”), from Persian خراسان (xorâsân, “Khorasan (toponym)”). Doublet of Χορασάν (Chorasán).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]κουρασάνι • (kourasáni) n (plural κουρασάνια)
- (architecture) high quality lime mortar which also includes brick dust and natural pozzolana
- Hypernym: ασβεστοκονίαμα (asvestokoníama, “lime mortar”)
Declension
[edit]Declension of κουρασάνι
singular | plural | |
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nominative | κουρασάνι • | κουρασάνια • |
genitive | κουρασανιού • | κουρασανιών • |
accusative | κουρασάνι • | κουρασάνια • |
vocative | κουρασάνι • | κουρασάνια • |
Coordinate terms
[edit]- κονίαμα n (koníama, “mortar”)
- αμμοκονίαμα n (ammokoníama, “mortar with sand”)
- τσιμεντοκονία n (tsimentokonía, “cement mortar”)
- κεραμίδι n (keramídi, “brick tile”)
References
[edit]- “κουρασάνι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
Further reading
[edit]- κουρασάνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el