λουκούμι
Greek
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish لوقوم (lokum), from Arabic رَاحَة الْحُلْقُوم (rāḥa(t) al-ḥulqūm, “throat comfort”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luˈkumi/
- Hyphenation: λου‧κού‧μι
Noun
λουκούμι • (loukoúmi) n (plural λουκούμια)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λουκούμι (loukoúmi) | λουκούμια (loukoúmia) |
| genitive | λουκουμιού (loukoumioú) | λουκουμιών (loukoumión) |
| accusative | λουκούμι (loukoúmi) | λουκούμια (loukoúmia) |
| vocative | λουκούμι (loukoúmi) | λουκούμια (loukoúmia) |
Derived terms
- λουκουμάκι n (loukoumáki) (diminutive)
Descendants
See also
- λουκουμάς m (loukoumás, “doughnut”)
Further reading
- λουκούμι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el