καμπούρης

Greek

FWOTD – 21 December 2022

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Byzantine Greek καμπούρης (kampoúrēs), from Ottoman Turkish قنبور (kanbur, kambur),[1] possibly from Ancient Greek καμπύλος (kampúlos) (in which case, it would be a reborrowing),[2] from the ancient κάμπτω (kámptō, to bend, curve). Doublet of καμπύλος (kampýlos).
The neuter form, from καμπούρικος (kampoúrikos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kamˈbuɾis/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧μπού‧ρης

Adjective

καμπούρης (kampoúris) m (feminine καμπούρα, neuter καμπούρικο)

  1. (colloquial) hunchback, humpback (person hunched over or suffering from kyphosis, scoliosis, etc)
    • 1964, Kostas Varnalis (lyrics), Mikis Theodorakis (music), “Η Μπαλάντα Του Αντρίκου [Andrikos's Ballad]”, performed by Grigoris Bithikotsis:
      Είχε την τέντα ξομπλιαστή,
      Η βάρκα του καμπούρη Αντρέα.
      Eíche tin ténta xompliastí,
      I várka tou kampoúri Antréa.
      The awning was decorated with embroidery,
      On hunchback Andreas's boat.

Declension

  • καμπούρα f (kampoúra, hump, hunchback)
  • καμπουριάζω (kampouriázo, to hunch over, to become hunchbacked)
  • καμπουριαστός (kampouriastós, humpbacked, hunchbacked)

References

  1. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), kambur”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), καμπούρης”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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