κουτσουπιά
Greek
editEtymology
editOf 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:
Pronunciation
editNoun
editκουτσουπιά • (koutsoupiá) f
Declension
editDeclension of κουτσουπιά
singular | plural | |
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nominative | κουτσουπιά • | κουτσουπιές • |
genitive | κουτσουπιάς • | κουτσουπιών • |
accusative | κουτσουπιά • | κουτσουπιές • |
vocative | κουτσουπιά • | κουτσουπιές • |
References
edit- ^ 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