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
case     \     number singular plural
nominative μασούρι • μασούρια •
genitive μασουριού • μασουριών •
accusative μασούρι • μασούρια •
vocative μασούρι • μασούρια •

Synonyms

References
  1. μασούρι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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