καλαμάρι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek καλαμάρι(ο)ν (kalamári(o)n), from Latin calamārius, ultimately from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

Noun

καλαμάρι • (kalamári) n (plural καλαμάρια)

1. squid (marine cephalopod)
2. (archaic) inkwell

Declension

Declension of καλαμάρι

	singular	plural
nominative	καλαμάρι •	καλαμάρια •
genitive	καλαμαριού •	καλαμαριών •
accusative	καλαμάρι •	καλαμάρια •
vocative	καλαμάρι •	καλαμάρια •

Synonyms

• τευθίς (tefthís) (scientific name)

Descendants

• → Romanian: călimară

Further reading

• καλαμάρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• “καλαμάρι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998