"καλάμι" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /kaˈla.mi/
Etymology: From Byzantine Greek καλάμιν (kalámin), from Koine Greek καλάμιον (kalámion), a diminutive of Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos). Cognate with Mariupol Greek кала́м (kalám). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|gkm|καλάμιν}} Byzantine Greek καλάμιν (kalámin), {{inh|el|grc-koi|καλάμιον}} Koine Greek καλάμιον (kalámion), {{inh|el|grc|κάλαμος}} Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos), {{cog|grk-mar|кала́м}} Mariupol Greek кала́м (kalám) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|καλάμια|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} καλάμι • (kalámi) n (plural καλάμια), {{el-noun|n|καλάμια}} καλάμι • (kalámi) n (plural καλάμια) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|καλάμι|καλάμια|καλαμιού|καλαμιών|καλάμι|καλάμια|καλάμι|καλάμια|note=}} Forms: kalámi [romanization], καλάμια [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], καλάμι [nominative, singular], καλάμια [nominative, plural], καλαμιού [genitive, singular], καλαμιών [genitive, plural], καλάμι [accusative, singular], καλάμια [accusative, plural], καλάμι [singular, vocative], καλάμια [plural, vocative]
  1. reed, plant with hollow stem
    Sense id: en-καλάμι-el-noun-ZDgV-uaG Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Plants Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 41 34 24 Disambiguation of Plants: 49 31 20
  2. (anatomy, colloquial) shin Tags: colloquial Synonyms: κνήμη
    Sense id: en-καλάμι-el-noun-ePRj6o4p Categories (other): Anatomy, Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'κορίτσι', Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 41 34 24 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'κορίτσι': 30 41 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 42 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 66 15 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. telescopic rod (fishing, etc)
    Sense id: en-καλάμι-el-noun-QTM5Cup6 Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 41 34 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: καβαλάω το καλάμι (kavaláo to kalámi) (english: to be too big for one's boots), καλαμίδι (kalamídi) (english: fishing tackle, fishing rod) [neuter], ψαράς με καλάμι (psarás me kalámi) (english: angler) [masculine] Related terms (and see): κάλαμος (kálamos) (english: pen, reed) [masculine]
Disambiguation of 'and see': 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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