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τυρί
cheese /tiˈɾi/
nounB1#1396 most common
Example sentences
Θέλω τυρί.
I want cheese.
Αγόρασα τυρί από το μαγαζί.
I bought cheese from the store.
Το παιδί τρώει ψωμί με τυρί.
The child eats bread with cheese.
Βάλε λίγο τυρί πάνω στη σαλάτα.
Put a little cheese on the salad.
Στην Ελλάδα υπάρχουν πολλά είδη τυριού, όπως η φέτα και το κασέρι.
In Greece there are many kinds of cheese, like feta and kasseri.
Η παραγωγή τυριού από πρόβειο γάλα αποτελεί παράδοση αιώνων στην ελληνική ύπαιθρο.
Making cheese from sheep's milk is a centuries-old tradition in the Greek countryside.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τυρί | τυριά |
| Genitive | τυριού | τυριών |
| Accusative | τυρί | τυριά |
| Vocative | τυρί | τυριά |
Word family
τυρόπιταcheese pie
τυράκιsmall piece of cheese
τυροκομείοcheese dairy, creamery
τυρένιοςmade of cheese
τυρόγαλοwhey
Etymology
Τυρί descends from ancient Greek τυρίον, a diminutive of τυρός, the standard ancient word for cheese. Over time the final -ον dropped, a common shift in spoken Greek that turned many neuter diminutives into ordinary nouns, so τυρίον became τυρί. The origin of τυρός itself is disputed. Some linguists treat it as inherited vocabulary, while others argue it comes from a pre-Greek substrate language spoken in the Aegean before Greek arrived.
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