κουτσουπιά

Greek

Μια κουτσουπιά

Etymology

Of unclear origin.^[1] One theory derives the word from κουτσούπι (koutsoúpi, “tree trunk”) +‎ -ιά (-iá) (as the Judas tree's flowers tend to blossom very close to its trunk), the former of apparently disputed origin:

From Byzantine Greek κουζοῦπες (kouzoûpes), perhaps borrowed from Arabic [Term?].^[2]
Related to κούτσουρο (koútsouro, “tree trunk, heavy object”), itself from Byzantine Greek κούτσουρον (koútsouron), neuter of κούτσουρος (koútsouros), of uncertain origin:
- From κουτσός (koutsós, “crippled, broken”) +‎ ουρά (ourá, “tail”).
- From an unattested *κόψουρον (*kópsouron, “with a cut tail”), from the past stem *κοψ- (*kops-) of κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut, strike”) + ουρά (ourá, “tail”).^[3]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Which Arabic word could this be borrowed from? This info is from the Greek Wiktionary entry; however, there is conflicting info on there in regards to κούτσουρο (which is reflected in the above etymologies).”

Pronunciation

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Noun

κουτσουπιά • (koutsoupiá) f

Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum)

Declension

Declension of κουτσουπιά

	singular	plural
nominative	κουτσουπιά •	κουτσουπιές •
genitive	κουτσουπιάς •	κουτσουπιών •
accusative	κουτσουπιά •	κουτσουπιές •
vocative	κουτσουπιά •	κουτσουπιές •

References

^ κουτσουπιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
^ κουτσουπιά - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
^ κούτσουρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[1] κουτσουπιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[2] κουτσουπιά - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

[3] κούτσουρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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