μπουντρούμι

Greek

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Etymology

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An αντιδάνειο (antidáneio): Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پودروم (bodrum, podrum, basement), either from Koine Greek ὑπόδρομος (hupódromos, literally under-walkway)[1] or from Byzantine Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos, hippodrome (in reference to the dungeons where animals were kept)) at the Hippodrome.[2] Less likely is the reduction from the Hellenistic ὑπόδρομος (hupódromos, a place for ships to run into, cove; running under) or a contamination of the name Πέτρος (Pétros), from which the Turkish placename Bodrum, from the fort of the Knights Hospitaller at Halicarnassus.[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /buˈdɾu.mi/
  • Hyphenation: μπου‧ντρού‧μι

Noun

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μπουντρούμι (bountroúmin (plural μπουντρούμια)

  1. dungeon (an underground prison or vault)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bodrum”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  2. ^ μπουντρούμι (αντδ.), in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  3. ^ μπουντρούμι (αντιδάν) - 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