καλούπι
Greek
Etymology
An αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, “repatriated loanword”):[1][2] Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قالب (kalıb, kalıp), from Arabic قَالِب (qālib), from Koine Greek καλάπους (kalápous), for which also see καλαπόδι (kalapódi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈlu.pi/
- Hyphenation: κα‧λού‧πι
Noun
καλούπι • (kaloúpi) n (plural καλούπια)
- mould (UK), mold (US) (anything in/around which something is formed/shaped)
- (construction) shuttering, formwork
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καλούπι (kaloúpi) | καλούπια (kaloúpia) |
| genitive | καλουπιού (kaloupioú) | καλουπιών (kaloupión) |
| accusative | καλούπι (kaloúpi) | καλούπια (kaloúpia) |
| vocative | καλούπι (kaloúpi) | καλούπια (kaloúpia) |
Synonyms
- (mould): μήτρα n (mítra)
Related terms
- καλουπάκι n (kaloupáki, diminutive form)
- καλουπώνω (kaloupóno, “to construct formwork”)
References
- ^ καλούπι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ καλούπι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre