καλάμι

See also: καλαμιά

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek καλάμιν (kalámin), from Koine Greek καλάμιον (kalámion), a diminutive of Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

Cognate with Mariupol Greek кала́м (kalám).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈla.mi/

Noun

καλάμι • (kalámi) n (plural καλάμια)

1. reed, plant with hollow stem
2. (anatomy, colloquial) shin

   Synonym: (more formal) κνήμη (kními)

3. telescopic rod (fishing, etc)

Declension

declension of καλάμι

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	καλάμι •	καλάμια •
genitive	καλαμιού •	καλαμιών •
accusative	καλάμι •	καλάμια •
vocative	καλάμι •	καλάμια •

Related terms

• καλαμίδι n (kalamídi, “fishing tackle, fishing rod”)
• ψαράς με καλάμι m (psarás me kalámi, “angler”)
• καβαλάω το καλάμι (kavaláo to kalámi, “to be too big for one's boots”)
• and see: κάλαμος m (kálamos, “pen, reed”)

 

Further reading

• καλάμι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
• καλάμι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el