κουτάλι
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Byzantine Greek κουτάλιν (koutálin), from Koine Greek κουτάλιον (koutálion) and κωτάλιον (kōtálion), diminutives of Koine Greek κώταλις (kṓtalis, “ladle, stirrer”), of unclear origin.[1] Cognate with Pontic Greek κουτάλιν (koutálin), κουτάλι (koutáli), κουτάλ' (koutál').
Compare Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē); Old Georgian კუტალი (ḳuṭali), კუტალაჲ (ḳuṭalay), Chechen кӏудал (kʼudal), Ingush кӏудал (kʼudal), Bats კუტალ (ḳuṭal); Armenian գդալ (gdal), կոտալ (kotal); Turkish gedal／gıdal／gidal／gödel／güdel／güdül／kıtal／kotalı／kutal／kutalı; Serbo-Croatian kȕtao, Bulgarian кутел (kutel).
Noun
[edit]κουτάλι • (koutáli) n (plural κουτάλια)
- (cutlery) spoon
- (figuratively) spoon (metal lure for fishing)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κουτάλι (koutáli) | κουτάλια (koutália) |
| genitive | κουταλιού (koutalioú) | κουταλιών (koutalión) |
| accusative | κουτάλι (koutáli) | κουτάλια (koutália) |
| vocative | κουτάλι (koutáli) | κουτάλια (koutália) |
Related terms
[edit]- κουτάλα f (koutála, “ladle”)
- κουταλάκι n (koutaláki, “tea spoon”)
- κουταλιά f (koutaliá, “spoonful”)
- γλυκό του κουταλιού n (glykó tou koutalioú, “spoon sweet”)
- κοφτό κουτάλι (koftó koutáli, “level spoonful”)
See also
[edit]- see: Greek phrasebook
References
[edit]- ^ κουτάλι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 948.
Further reading
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κουτάλι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
