Κούλουρη
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Byzantine Greek Κούλουρη (Koúlourē). Perhaps from Byzantine Greek κολούρος (koloúros, “frustum”), due to the shape of the island.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Κούλουρη • (Koúlouri) f
- (colloquial) Salamis (island in the Saronic Gulf where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place)
Declension edit
Κούλουρη
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Κούλουρη • |
| genitive | Κούλουρης • |
| accusative | Κούλουρη • |
| vocative | Κούλουρη • |
Synonyms edit
- Σαλαμίνα f (Salamína, “Salamis”) (official name)
Derived terms edit
- Κουλουριώτης m (Koulouriótis, “male from Salamis”)
- Κουλουριώτισσα f (Koulouriótissa, “female from Salamis”)
- κουλουριώτικος (koulouriótikos, adjective)
- and see: κουλούρι n (kouloúri)
Further reading edit
- Κούλουρη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Κούλουρη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
