κοντούρα
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- κονδοῦρα (kondoûra)
Etymology
Nominalized from the κόντουρος (kóntouros, epithet for a post-horse).
Noun
κοντούρα • (kontoúra)
Descendants
- → Venetan: góndoła
References
- κοντούρα in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Greek
Etymology
From Italian contorno (“contour, outline”).
Pronunciation
Noun
κοντούρα • (kontoúra) f (plural κοντούρες)