καλάμι

See also: καλαμιά

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek καλάμιν (kalámin), from Koine Greek καλάμιον (kalámion), a diminutive of Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

Cognate with Mariupol Greek кала́м (kalám).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈla.mi/

Noun

καλάμι • (kalámi) n (plural καλάμια)

reed, plant with hollow stem
(anatomy, colloquial) shin
Synonym: (more formal) κνήμη (kními)
telescopic rod (fishing, etc)

Declension

declension of καλάμι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	καλάμι •	καλάμια •
genitive	καλαμιού •	καλαμιών •
accusative	καλάμι •	καλάμια •
vocative	καλάμι •	καλάμια •

Related terms

καλαμίδι n (kalamídi, “fishing tackle, fishing rod”)
ψαράς με καλάμι m (psarás me kalámi, “angler”)
καβαλάω το καλάμι (kavaláo to kalámi, “to be too big for one's boots”)
and see: κάλαμος m (kálamos, “pen, reed”)

Further reading

καλάμι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
καλάμι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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