παλαμάρι

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Byzantine Greek παλαμάρι(ον) (palamári(on)), probably from Italian palamara, from Medieval Latin palamarius, probably from Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē). [1] Alternatively, inherited from Byzantine Greek παλαμάρι(ον) (palamári(on)), from Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē) + -άριον (-árion).[2] Other descendants of the medieval term include Italian palamaro, Turkish palamar, Albanian pallamar, Romanian pălămar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pa.laˈmaɾi/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧λα‧μά‧ρι

Noun[edit]

παλαμάρι (palamárin (plural παλαμάρια)

  1. (nautical) mooring rope
    Synonyms: απόγειο (apógeio), πρυμάτσα (prymátsa)
  2. (colloquial, vulgar) penis

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ παλαμάριΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ παλαμάρι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre