κουρασάνι

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خراسانی (xorâsâni, “of Khorasani style”), from Persian خراسان (xorâsân, “Khorasan (toponym)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.ɾaˈsa.ni/
• Hyphenation: κου‧ρα‧σά‧νι

Noun

κουρασάνι • (kourasáni) n (plural κουρασάνια)

1. (architecture) high quality lime mortar which also includes brick dust and natural pozzolana

   Hypernym: ασβεστοκονίαμα (asvestokoníama, “lime mortar”)

Declension

Declension of κουρασάνι

	singular	plural
nominative	κουρασάνι •	κουρασάνια •
genitive	κουρασανιού •	κουρασανιών •
accusative	κουρασάνι •	κουρασάνια •
vocative	κουρασάνι •	κουρασάνια •

Coordinate terms

• κονίαμα n (koníama, “mortar”)
• αμμοκονίαμα n (ammokoníama, “mortar with sand”)
• τσιμεντοκονία n (tsimentokonía, “cement mortar”)
• κεραμίδι n (keramídi, “brick tile”)

References

• “κουρασάνι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

Further reading

• κουρασάνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el