πούλι

See also: πουλί

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پول (pul), possibly from Persian پول (pul), itself possibly from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós). The semantic sense of a stamp or game piece in backgammon or checkers is an Ottoman innovation possibly deriving from the originally borrowed meaning of a (small) coin. Doublet of πούλια (poúlia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuli/
  • Hyphenation: πού‧λι

Noun

πούλι • (poúli) n

  1. checker (playing piece)

Declension

Declension of πούλι
singular plural
nominative πούλι (poúli) πούλια (poúlia)
genitive - -
accusative πούλι (poúli) πούλια (poúlia)
vocative πούλι (poúli) πούλια (poúlia)
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