κουρασάνι
Greek
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish خراسانی (xorâsâni, “of Khorasani style”), from Persian خراسان (xorâsân, “Khorasan (toponym)”)
Noun
κουρασάνι • (kourasáni) n (plural κουρασάνια)
- (architecture) high quality lime mortar which also includes brick dust and natural pozzolana
- Hypernym: ασβεστοκονίαμα (asvestokoníama, “lime mortar”)
Declension
declension of κουρασάνι
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κουρασάνι • | κουρασάνια • |
| genitive | κουρασανιού • | κουρασανιών • |
| accusative | κουρασάνι • | κουρασάνια • |
| vocative | κουρασάνι • | κουρασάνια • |
Coordinate terms
- κονίαμα n (koníama, “mortar”)
- αμμοκονίαμα n (ammokoníama, “mortar with sand”)
- τσιμεντοκονία n (tsimentokonía, “cement mortar”)
- κεραμίδι n (keramídi, “brick tile”)
Further reading
κουρασάνι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
References
- κουρασάνι in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.