κουτσουπιά

Greek

Etymology

Of unclear origin.[1] One theory derives the word from κουτσούπι (koutsoúpi, “tree trunk”) +‎ -ιά (-iá) (as the Judas tree's flowers tend to blossom very close to its trunk), the former of apparently disputed origin:

  • From Byzantine Greek κουζοῦπες (kouzoûpes), perhaps borrowed from Arabic [Term?].[2]
  • Related to κούτσουρο (koútsouro, “tree trunk, heavy object”), itself from Byzantine Greek κούτσουρον (koútsouron), neuter of κούτσουρος (koútsouros), of uncertain origin:
    • From κουτσός (koutsós, “crippled, broken”) +‎ ουρά (ourá, “tail”).
    • From an unattested *κόψουρον (*kópsouron, “with a cut tail”), from the past stem *κοψ- (*kops-) of κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut, strike”) + ουρά (ourá, “tail”).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.t͡suˈpça/

Noun

κουτσουπιά • (koutsoupiá) f

  1. Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum)

Declension

Declension of κουτσουπιά
singular plural
nominative κουτσουπιά (koutsoupiá) κουτσουπιές (koutsoupiés)
genitive κουτσουπιάς (koutsoupiás) κουτσουπιών (koutsoupión)
accusative κουτσουπιά (koutsoupiá) κουτσουπιές (koutsoupiés)
vocative κουτσουπιά (koutsoupiá) κουτσουπιές (koutsoupiés)

References

  1. ^ κουτσουπιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ κουτσουπιά - 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
  3. ^ κούτσουρο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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