Κούλουρη
Greek
Etymology
Medieval name. Perhaps from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Byzantine Greek κολούρος (koloúros, “frustum”), due to the shape of the island.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Κούλουρη • (Koúlouri) f
- (colloquial) Salamis (island in the Saronic Gulf where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place)
Declension
Κούλουρη
case \ number | singular |
---|---|
nominative | Κούλουρη • |
genitive | Κούλουρης • |
accusative | Κούλουρη • |
vocative | Κούλουρη • |
Synonyms
- Σαλαμίνα f (Salamína, “Salamis”) (official name)
Derived terms
- Κουλουριώτης m (Koulouriótis, “male from Salamis”)
- Κουλουριώτισσα f (Koulouriótissa, “female from Salamis”)
- Σαλαμινία f (Salaminía, “female from Salamis”)
- κουλουριωτικός (koulouriotikós) (adjective)
Further reading
Κούλουρη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el