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παλαμάρι

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek παλαμάρι(ον) (palamári(on)), probably from Italian palamara, from Medieval Latin palamarius, probably from Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē). [1] Alternatively, inherited from Byzantine Greek παλαμάρι(ον) (palamári(on)), from Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē) + -άριον (-árion).[2] Other descendants of the medieval term include Italian palamaro, Turkish palamar, Albanian pallamar, Romanian pălămar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.laˈmaɾi/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧λα‧μά‧ρι

Noun

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παλαμάρι (palamárin (plural παλαμάρια)

  1. (nautical) mooring rope
    Synonyms: απόγειο (apógeio), πρυμάτσα (prymátsa)
  2. (colloquial, vulgar) penis

Declension

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Declension of παλαμάρι
singular plural
nominative παλαμάρι (palamári) παλαμάρια (palamária)
genitive παλαμαριού (palamarioú) παλαμαριών (palamarión)
accusative παλαμάρι (palamári) παλαμάρια (palamária)
vocative παλαμάρι (palamári) παλαμάρια (palamária)

References

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  1. ^ παλαμάρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ παλαμάρι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre