Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek μασούριον (masoúrion), from Ottoman Turkish ماسوره (masura).[1]
The Egyptiot Greek word, borrowed from Egyptian Arabic ماسورة.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈsu.ɾi/
  • Hyphenation: μα‧σού‧ρι

Noun

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μασούρι (masoúrin (plural μασούρια)

  1. (Standard Modern Greek)
    1. yarn or thread rolled in the shape of a cylinder
    2. a shape of tube of any objects (informal)
      ένα μασούρι λίρεςéna masoúri líresa tube of pound coins
  2. (Egyptiot) pipe, tube, duct

Declension

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References

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