Κούλουρη

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek Κούλουρη (Koúlourē). Perhaps from Byzantine Greek κολούρος (koloúros, “frustum”), due to the shape of the island.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.lu.ɾi/ - compare to κουλούρι (kouloúri)
• Hyphenation: Κού‧λου‧ρη

Proper noun

Κούλουρη • (Koúlouri) f

1. (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”)
• κουλουριώτικος (koulouriótikos, adjective)

• and see: κουλούρι n (kouloúri)

Further reading

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