κουτουράδα
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom κουτουρού (koutouroú). 2 Possibilities exist:
- From either Ottoman Turkish كوتردی (kütürdü, kütürtü) or كوتور (kütür) both with the meaning related to a crashing or cracking or hard hitting sound from كوت (küt) or كوت كوت (küt küt) which are likely onomatopoeic.[1] The semantic shift from a type of hard sound to stupidity or foolishness is unexplained and is likely a Greek innovation.
- From Ottoman Turkish كوتورم (kötürüm, “paralyzed, crippled, bedridden”). The semantic shift here is more viable but the missing final consonant /m/ is less explainable.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editκουτουράδα • (koutouráda) f
Declension
editDeclension of κουτουράδα
singular | plural | |
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nominative | κουτουράδα • | κουτουράδες • |
genitive | κουτουράδας • | κουτουράδων • |
accusative | κουτουράδα • | κουτουράδες • |
vocative | κουτουράδα • | κουτουράδες • |
References
edit- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “küt²”, in Nişanyan Sözlük