παλαμάρι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Medieval Byzantine Greek παλαμάρι(ον) (palamári(on)), probably from Italian palamara, from Medieval Latin palamarius, probably from Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē). [1]
Or,[2] inherited from Medieval Byzantine Greek παλαμάρι(ον) (palamári(on)), from Ancient Greek παλάμ(η) (palám(ē)) + -άριον (-árion). Descendants of the medieval term, Italian palamaro, Turkish palamar, Albanian pallamar, Romanian pălămar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pa.laˈmaɾi/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧λα‧μά‧ρι

Noun

παλαμάρι • (palamári) n (plural παλαμάρια)

  1. (nautical) mooring rope
    Synonyms: απόγειο (apógeio), πρυμάτσα (prymátsa)
  2. (colloquial, vulgar) penis

Declension
declension of παλαμάρι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative παλαμάρι • παλαμάρια •
genitive παλαμαριού • παλαμαριών •
accusative παλαμάρι • παλαμάρια •
vocative παλαμάρι • παλαμάρια •

References
  1. παλαμάρι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “παλαμάρι”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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