καλάμι

See also: καλαμιά

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καλάμιον (kalámion), a diminutive of κάλαμος (kálamos).

Noun

καλάμι • (kalámi) n (plural καλάμια)

1. reed, plant with hollow stem
2. (anatomy, colloquial) shin

   Synonym: κνήμη (kními) (more formal)

3. telescopic rod (fishing, etc)

Declension

declension of καλάμι

	singular	plural
nominative	καλάμι •	καλάμια •
genitive	καλαμιού •	καλαμιών •
accusative	καλάμι •	καλάμια •
vocative	καλάμι •	καλάμια •

Related terms

• καβαλάω το καλάμι (kavaláo to kalámi, “to be too big for one's boots”)
• καλαμίδι n (kalamídi, “fishing tackle, fishing rod”)
• ψαράς με καλάμι m (psarás me kalámi, “angler”)
• and see: κάλαμος m (kálamos, “pen, reed”)

 

Further reading

• καλάμι in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.