λουκουμάς

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لقمه (lukma, lokma), from Arabic لُقْمَة (luqma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lukuˈmas/
• Hyphenation: λου‧κου‧μάς

Noun

λουκουμάς • (loukoumás) m (plural λουκουμάδες)

1. loukoumas (a small doughnut, often flavoured with honey and cinnamon)

Declension

Declension of λουκουμάς

	singular	plural
nominative	λουκουμάς •	λουκουμάδες •
genitive	λουκουμά •	λουκουμάδων •
accusative	λουκουμά •	λουκουμάδες •
vocative	λουκουμά •	λουκουμάδες •

Derived terms

• λουκουματζής m (loukoumatzís, “Loukoumas seller”)
• λουκουμαδάκι n (loukoumadáki) (diminutive)

See also

• λουκούμι n (loukoúmi, “Turkish delight”)
• τσιριχτά (tsirichtá, “Pontic loukoumas”)

Further reading

• λουκουμάς on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el