Κούλουρη

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek Κούλουρη (Koúlourē). Perhaps from Byzantine Greek κολούρος (koloúros, “frustum”), due to the shape of the island.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈku.lu.ɾi/ - compare to κουλούρι (kouloúri)
Hyphenation: Κού‧λου‧ρη

Proper noun

Κούλουρη • (Koúlouri) f

(colloquial) Salamis (island in the Saronic Gulf where a famous battle in the Persian Wars took place)

Declension

Κούλουρη

case \ number	singular
nominative	Κούλουρη •
genitive	Κούλουρης •
accusative	Κούλουρη •
vocative	Κούλουρη •

Synonyms

Σαλαμίνα f (Salamína, “Salamis”) (official name)

Derived terms

Κουλουριώτης m (Koulouriótis, “male from Salamis”)
Κουλουριώτισσα f (Koulouriótissa, “female from Salamis”)
κουλουριώτικος (koulouriótikos, adjective)
and see: κουλούρι n (kouloúri)

Further reading

Κούλουρη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Κούλουρη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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