σαντούρι
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish سانطور (santur), from Persian سنتور (santur).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editσαντούρι • (santoúri) n (plural σαντούρια)
- (music) santur, folk stringed musical instrument, a type of hammered dulcimer played with small mallet-like hammers
- 1946 Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek. Translated by Peter Bien (@books.google)
- —Ζορμπά [...] Θα τρώμε και θα πίνουμε μαζί. Κι ύστερα θα παίζεις σαντούρι.
—Αν έχω κέφι, ακούς; Αν έχω κέφι. [...] το σαντούρι είναι άλλο πράμα. Είναι θεριό, θέλει λευτεριά. Αν έχω κέφι, θα παίζω.- —Zormpá [...] Tha tróme kai tha pínoume mazí. Ki ýstera tha paízeis santoúri.
—An écho kéfi, akoús? An écho kéfi. [...] to santoúri eínai állo práma. Eínai therió, thélei lefteriá. An écho kéfi, tha paízo. - —Zorba [...] We'll eat and drink together, and then, you'll play the santouri.
—If I'm in the mood, do you hear? If I'm in the mood! [...] the santouri is a wild beast and it needs freedom. I'll play if I feel like it.
- —Zormpá [...] Tha tróme kai tha pínoume mazí. Ki ýstera tha paízeis santoúri.
- 1946 Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek. Translated by Peter Bien (@books.google)
Declension
editDeclension of σαντούρι
singular | plural | |
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nominative | σαντούρι • | σαντούρια • |
genitive | σαντουριού • | σαντουριών • |
accusative | σαντούρι • | σαντούρια • |
vocative | σαντούρι • | σαντούρια • |
See also
editother instruments with similar shapes:
- κανονάκι n (kanonáki, “small santour, kanonaki”)
Further reading
edit- σαντούρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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