halloumi

English

Grilled halloumi

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), from Cypriot Arabic xallúm, Arabic حَلُّوم (ḥallūm), from Sahidic Coptic ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ (halōm, “cheese”), or ⲁⲗⲱⲙ (alōm, “cheese”), itself in turn probably a borrowing from Semitic, though in manuscripts and ostraca from 2nd century Roman Egypt, Egyptian Demotic ḥlm is also attested with the meaning "cheese".

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /həˈluːmi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /həˈlumi/

Noun

halloumi (usually uncountable, plural halloumis)

2. A traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk.

Translations

traditional cheese from Cyprus

• Arabic:

  Hijazi Arabic: حَلُّومي f (ḥallūmi), حَلُّوم f (ḥallūm)

• Bulgarian: халу́ми n (halúmi)
• Finnish: halloumi (fi)
• French: halloumi (fr) m
• German: Halloumi m
• Greek: χαλούμι (el) n (chaloúmi), χαλλούμι (el) n (challoúmi)
• Japanese: ハルーミ (harūmi)
• Polish: halloumi n
• Portuguese: halloumi m
• Russian: халлу́ми (ru) m (xallúmi)
• Spanish: halloumi m
• Turkish: hellim (tr)

References

• “halloumi”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Finnish

Alternative forms

• halumi

Etymology

From Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑlumi/, [ˈhɑ̝lumi]
• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑlou̯mi/, [ˈhɑ̝lo̞u̯mi]
• Rhymes: -ɑlumi

Noun

halloumi

1. halloumi (a traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk)

Declension

Inflection of halloumi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		halloumi	halloumit
genitive		halloumin	halloumien
partitive		halloumia	halloumeja
illative		halloumiin	halloumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		halloumi	halloumit
accusative	nom.	halloumi	halloumit
	gen.	halloumin
genitive		halloumin	halloumien
partitive		halloumia	halloumeja
inessive		halloumissa	halloumeissa
elative		halloumista	halloumeista
illative		halloumiin	halloumeihin
adessive		halloumilla	halloumeilla
ablative		halloumilta	halloumeilta
allative		halloumille	halloumeille
essive		halloumina	halloumeina
translative		halloumiksi	halloumeiksi
abessive		halloumitta	halloumeitta
instructive		—	halloumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of halloumi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative halloumini halloumini accusative nom. halloumini halloumini gen. halloumini genitive halloumini halloumieni partitive halloumiani halloumejani inessive halloumissani halloumeissani elative halloumistani halloumeistani illative halloumiini halloumeihini adessive halloumillani halloumeillani ablative halloumiltani halloumeiltani allative halloumilleni halloumeilleni essive hallouminani halloumeinani translative halloumikseni halloumeikseni abessive halloumittani halloumeittani instructive — — comitative — halloumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative halloumisi halloumisi accusative nom. halloumisi halloumisi gen. halloumisi genitive halloumisi halloumiesi partitive halloumiasi halloumejasi inessive halloumissasi halloumeissasi elative halloumistasi halloumeistasi illative halloumiisi halloumeihisi adessive halloumillasi halloumeillasi ablative halloumiltasi halloumeiltasi allative halloumillesi halloumeillesi essive hallouminasi halloumeinasi translative halloumiksesi halloumeiksesi abessive halloumittasi halloumeittasi instructive — — comitative — halloumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative halloumimme halloumimme accusative nom. halloumimme halloumimme gen. halloumimme genitive halloumimme halloumiemme partitive halloumiamme halloumejamme inessive halloumissamme halloumeissamme elative halloumistamme halloumeistamme illative halloumiimme halloumeihimme adessive halloumillamme halloumeillamme ablative halloumiltamme halloumeiltamme allative halloumillemme halloumeillemme essive hallouminamme halloumeinamme translative halloumiksemme halloumeiksemme abessive halloumittamme halloumeittamme instructive — — comitative — halloumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hallouminne hallouminne accusative nom. hallouminne hallouminne gen. hallouminne genitive hallouminne halloumienne partitive halloumianne halloumejanne inessive halloumissanne halloumeissanne elative halloumistanne halloumeistanne illative halloumiinne halloumeihinne adessive halloumillanne halloumeillanne ablative halloumiltanne halloumeiltanne allative halloumillenne halloumeillenne essive hallouminanne halloumeinanne translative halloumiksenne halloumeiksenne abessive halloumittanne halloumeittanne instructive — — comitative — halloumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hallouminsa hallouminsa accusative nom. hallouminsa hallouminsa gen. hallouminsa genitive hallouminsa halloumiensa partitive halloumiaan halloumiansa halloumejaan halloumejansa inessive halloumissaan halloumissansa halloumeissaan halloumeissansa elative halloumistaan halloumistansa halloumeistaan halloumeistansa illative halloumiinsa halloumeihinsa adessive halloumillaan halloumillansa halloumeillaan halloumeillansa ablative halloumiltaan halloumiltansa halloumeiltaan halloumeiltansa allative halloumilleen halloumillensa halloumeilleen halloumeillensa essive hallouminaan hallouminansa halloumeinaan halloumeinansa translative halloumikseen halloumiksensa halloumeikseen halloumeiksensa abessive halloumittaan halloumittansa halloumeittaan halloumeittansa instructive — — comitative — halloumeineen halloumeinensa

Further reading

• “halloumi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), from Cypriot Arabic xallúm.

Noun

halloumi m (invariable)

1. halloumi (a traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk)

Polish

halloumi

Alternative forms

• chalumi

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English halloumi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈlu.mi/
• Rhymes: -umi
• Syllabification: ha‧llou‧mi

Noun

halloumi n (indeclinable)

1. halloumi (a traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk)

Further reading

• halloumi in Polish dictionaries at PWN