κουβάρι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek κουβάρι(ν) (koubári(n)), from Koine Greek κουβάριον (koubárion), diminutive of κουβαρίς (koubarís)[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈva.ɾi/
  • Hyphenation: κου‧βά‧ρι

Noun

κουβάρι • (kouvári) n (plural κουβάρια)

  1. ball of yarn, skein ball
  2. creased clothes

Declension
declension of κουβάρι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κουβάρι • κουβάρια •
genitive κουβαριού • κουβαριών •
accusative κουβάρι • κουβάρια •
vocative κουβάρι • κουβάρια •

References
  1. Georgios Babiniotis (2002), “κουβάρι”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
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