κοντούρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• κονδοῦρα (kondoûra)

Etymology

Nominalized from the κόντουρος (kóntouros, epithet for a post-horse).

Noun

κοντούρα • (kontoúra)

1. cutter, a kind of ship

Descendants

• → Venetian: góndoła
  • → Italian: gondola
  • → Ottoman Turkish: غوندول (gondol), غوندوله (gondola), قوندوله (kondola)
    • Turkish: gondol
    • → Armenian: կօնտօլ (kōntōl)

References

• κοντούρα in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Greek

Etymology

From Italian contorno (“contour, outline”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈdu.ɾa/

Noun

κοντούρα • (kontoúra) f (plural κοντούρες)

1. (graphic design) the finish of a design; outline

Declension

Declension of κοντούρα

	singular	plural
nominative	κοντούρα •	κοντούρες •
genitive	κοντούρας •	—
accusative	κοντούρα •	κοντούρες •
vocative	κοντούρα •	κοντούρες •