μασούρι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek μασούριον (masoúrion), from Ottoman Turkish ماسوره (masura).[1]
The Egyptiot Greek word, borrowed from Egyptian Arabic ماسورة.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈsu.ɾi/
  • Hyphenation: μα‧σού‧ρι

Noun

μασούρι • (masoúri) n (plural μασούρια)

  1. (Standard Modern Greek)
    1. yarn or thread rolled in the shape of a cylinder
    2. a shape of tube of any objects (informal)
      ένα μασούρι λίρες ― éna masoúri líres ― a tube of pound coins
  2. (Egyptiot) pipe, tube, duct

Declension

Declension of μασούρι
singular plural
nominative μασούρι (masoúri) μασούρια (masoúria)
genitive μασουριού (masourioú) μασουριών (masourión)
accusative μασούρι (masoúri) μασούρια (masoúria)
vocative μασούρι (masoúri) μασούρια (masoúria)

Synonyms

References

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