καλούπι

Greek

Etymology

An αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, “repatriated loanword”): Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قالب (kalıb, kalıp), from Arabic قَالِب (qālib), from Koine Greek καλάπους (kalápous), for which also see καλαπόδι (kalapódi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlu.pi/
• Hyphenation: κα‧λού‧πι

Noun

καλούπι • (kaloúpi) n (plural καλούπια)

1. mould (UK), mold (US) (anything in/around which something is formed/shaped)
2. (construction) shuttering, formwork

Declension

Declension of καλούπι

	singular	plural
nominative	καλούπι •	καλούπια •
genitive	καλουπιού •	καλουπιών •
accusative	καλούπι •	καλούπια •
vocative	καλούπι •	καλούπια •

Synonyms

• (mould): μήτρα n (mítra)

Related terms

• καλουπάκι n (kaloupáki, diminutive form)
• καλουπώνω (kaloupóno, “to construct formwork”)