English
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), from Cypriot Arabic xallúm, from Coptic ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ (halōm, “cheese”) (Sahidic), ⲁⲗⲱⲙ (alōm, “cheese”) (Bohairic), itself in turn probably a borrowing from Semitic, though in manuscripts and ostraca from 2nd century Roman Egypt, Egyptian Demotic ḥlm is also attested with the meaning "cheese".[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /həˈluːmi/
- (US) IPA(key): /həˈlumi/
Noun
halloumi (usually uncountable, plural halloumis)
- A traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk.
Translations
traditional cheese from Cyprus
References
Finnish
Etymology
From Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑlumi/, [ˈhɑ̝lumi]
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑlou̯mi/, [ˈhɑ̝lo̞u̯mi]
- Rhymes: -ɑlumi
Noun
halloumi
- halloumi
Declension
| Inflection of halloumi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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halloumi
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halloumit
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| genitive
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halloumin
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halloumien
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| partitive
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halloumia
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halloumeja
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| illative
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halloumiin
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halloumeihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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halloumi
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halloumit
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| accusative
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nom.
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halloumi
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halloumit
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| gen.
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halloumin
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| genitive
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halloumin
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halloumien
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| partitive
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halloumia
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halloumeja
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| inessive
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halloumissa
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halloumeissa
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| elative
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halloumista
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halloumeista
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| illative
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halloumiin
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halloumeihin
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| adessive
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halloumilla
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halloumeilla
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| ablative
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halloumilta
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halloumeilta
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| allative
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halloumille
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halloumeille
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| essive
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halloumina
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halloumeina
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| translative
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halloumiksi
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halloumeiksi
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| abessive
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halloumitta
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halloumeitta
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| instructive
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—
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halloumein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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halloumini
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halloumini
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| accusative
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nom.
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halloumini
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halloumini
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| gen.
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halloumini
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| genitive
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halloumini
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halloumieni
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| partitive
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halloumiani
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halloumejani
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| inessive
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halloumissani
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halloumeissani
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| elative
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halloumistani
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halloumeistani
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| illative
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halloumiini
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halloumeihini
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| adessive
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halloumillani
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halloumeillani
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| ablative
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halloumiltani
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halloumeiltani
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| allative
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halloumilleni
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halloumeilleni
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| essive
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hallouminani
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halloumeinani
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| translative
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halloumikseni
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halloumeikseni
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| abessive
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halloumittani
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halloumeittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
halloumeineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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halloumisi
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halloumisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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halloumisi
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halloumisi
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| gen.
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halloumisi
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| genitive
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halloumisi
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halloumiesi
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| partitive
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halloumiasi
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halloumejasi
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| inessive
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halloumissasi
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halloumeissasi
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| elative
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halloumistasi
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halloumeistasi
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| illative
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halloumiisi
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halloumeihisi
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| adessive
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halloumillasi
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halloumeillasi
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| ablative
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halloumiltasi
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halloumeiltasi
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| allative
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halloumillesi
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halloumeillesi
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| essive
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hallouminasi
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halloumeinasi
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| translative
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halloumiksesi
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halloumeiksesi
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| abessive
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halloumittasi
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halloumeittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
halloumeinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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halloumimme
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halloumimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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halloumimme
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halloumimme
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| gen.
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halloumimme
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| genitive
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halloumimme
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halloumiemme
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| partitive
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halloumiamme
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halloumejamme
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| inessive
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halloumissamme
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halloumeissamme
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| elative
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halloumistamme
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halloumeistamme
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| illative
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halloumiimme
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halloumeihimme
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| adessive
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halloumillamme
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halloumeillamme
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| ablative
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halloumiltamme
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halloumeiltamme
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| allative
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halloumillemme
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halloumeillemme
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| essive
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hallouminamme
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halloumeinamme
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| translative
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halloumiksemme
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halloumeiksemme
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| abessive
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halloumittamme
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halloumeittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
halloumeinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hallouminne
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hallouminne
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| accusative
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nom.
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hallouminne
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hallouminne
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| gen.
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hallouminne
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| genitive
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hallouminne
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halloumienne
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| partitive
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halloumianne
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halloumejanne
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| inessive
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halloumissanne
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halloumeissanne
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| elative
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halloumistanne
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halloumeistanne
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| illative
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halloumiinne
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halloumeihinne
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| adessive
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halloumillanne
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halloumeillanne
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| ablative
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halloumiltanne
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halloumeiltanne
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| allative
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halloumillenne
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halloumeillenne
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| essive
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hallouminanne
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halloumeinanne
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| translative
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halloumiksenne
|
halloumeiksenne
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| abessive
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halloumittanne
|
halloumeittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
halloumeinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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hallouminsa
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hallouminsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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hallouminsa
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hallouminsa
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| gen.
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hallouminsa
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| genitive
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hallouminsa
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halloumiensa
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| partitive
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halloumiaan
halloumiansa
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halloumejaan
halloumejansa
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| inessive
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halloumissaan
halloumissansa
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halloumeissaan
halloumeissansa
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| elative
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halloumistaan
halloumistansa
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halloumeistaan
halloumeistansa
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| illative
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halloumiinsa
|
halloumeihinsa
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| adessive
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halloumillaan
halloumillansa
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halloumeillaan
halloumeillansa
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| ablative
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halloumiltaan
halloumiltansa
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halloumeiltaan
halloumeiltansa
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| allative
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halloumilleen
halloumillensa
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halloumeilleen
halloumeillensa
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| essive
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hallouminaan
hallouminansa
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halloumeinaan
halloumeinansa
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| translative
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halloumikseen
halloumiksensa
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halloumeikseen
halloumeiksensa
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| abessive
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halloumittaan
halloumittansa
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halloumeittaan
halloumeittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
halloumeineen
halloumeinensa
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Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), from Cypriot Arabic xallúm.
Noun
halloumi m (invariable)
- halloumi