κουμάρι

See also: κούμαρο

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈma.ɾi/
• Hyphenation: κου‧μά‧ρι

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish قمار (qumar, “gambling”) (compare Turkish kumar), from Arabic قِمَار (qimār, “gambling”).

Noun

κουμάρι • (koumári) n (plural κουμάρια)

1. (informal, slang) gambling, any instance of a game of chance involving a wager

   Synonyms: τζόγος m (tzógos), τυχερό παιχνίδι n (tycheró paichnídi)

Derived terms

• κουμαρτζής m (koumartzís, “particularly passionate gambler”) (slang)

Etymology 2

From Byzantine Greek κουκουμάριον n (koukoumárion) via simplification [kuku>ku], from Koine Greek κούκουμα (koúkouma) + -άριον (-árion), from Latin cucuma f (“kettle, cauldron”). See cucuma for further etymology and cognates.

Noun

κουμάρι • (koumári) n (plural κουμάρια)

1. (kitchenware) small, traditionally ceramic pitcher for serving water

   Synonym: μαστραπάς m (mastrapás)

Declension

Declension of κουμάρι

	singular	plural
nominative	κουμάρι •	κουμάρια •
genitive	κουμαριού •	κουμαριών •
accusative	κουμάρι •	κουμάρια •
vocative	κουμάρι •	κουμάρια •

References

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