σαλαμούρα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Italian or Venetan salamora, with [o] → [u] change influenced by preceding labial stop [m].[1] Compare Late Latin and Medieval Latin salimuria and descendants.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.laˈmu.ɾa/
  • Hyphenation: σα‧λα‧μού‧ρα

Noun

σαλαμούρα • (salamoúra) f

  1. brine (a saltwater solution for food preservation)
    Synonyms: άρμη f (ármi), άλμη f (álmi)
    Hypernym: αλατόνερο n (alatónero)

Declension

Declension of σαλαμούρα
singular plural
nominative σαλαμούρα (salamoúra) σαλαμούρες (salamoúres)
genitive σαλαμούρας (salamoúras) —
accusative σαλαμούρα (salamoúra) σαλαμούρες (salamoúres)
vocative σαλαμούρα (salamoúra) σαλαμούρες (salamoúres)

References

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