καλοκαιρία
See also: καλοκαίρια
Ancient Greek
Etymology
κᾰλός (kălós) + καιρός (kairós) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ka.lo.kai̯.rí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ka.lo.kɛˈri.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ka.lo.cɛˈri.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ka.lo.ceˈri.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ka.lo.ceˈri.a/
Noun
κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ • (kălokairĭ́ā) f (genitive κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- synonym of εὐετηρῐ́ᾱ (euetērĭ́ā)
- Melamp. 30.D.
- 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ hē kălokairĭ́ā |
τὼ κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ tṑ kălokairĭ́ā |
αἱ κᾰλοκαιρῐ́αι hai kălokairĭ́ai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱς tês kălokairĭ́ās |
τοῖν κᾰλοκαιρῐ́αιν toîn kălokairĭ́ain |
τῶν κᾰλοκαιρῐῶν tôn kălokairĭôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾳ tēî kălokairĭ́āi |
τοῖν κᾰλοκαιρῐ́αιν toîn kălokairĭ́ain |
ταῖς κᾰλοκαιρῐ́αις taîs kălokairĭ́ais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱν tḕn kălokairĭ́ān |
τὼ κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ tṑ kălokairĭ́ā |
τᾱ̀ς κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱς tā̀s kălokairĭ́ās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ kălokairĭ́ā |
κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ kălokairĭ́ā |
κᾰλοκαιρῐ́αι kălokairĭ́ai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- κᾰλοκαιρῐᾱνός m (kălokairĭānós)
Further reading
- “κᾰλοκαιρία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek
Etymology
Learned adaptation of Byzantine Greek καλοκαιριά (kalokairiá, “good/fine weather”),[1] influenced by Koine Greek καλοκαιρία (kalokairía).[2] By surface analysis, καλός (kalós) + καιρός (kairós) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.lo.ceˈɾi.a/
- Hyphenation: κα‧λο‧και‧ρί‧α
Noun
καλοκαιρία • (kalokairía) f
- good weather, fine weather
- Synonym: κακοκαιρία (kakokairía)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καλοκαιρία (kalokairía) | καλοκαιρίες (kalokairíes) |
| genitive | καλοκαιρίας (kalokairías) | — |
| accusative | καλοκαιρία (kalokairía) | καλοκαιρίες (kalokairíes) |
| vocative | καλοκαιρία (kalokairía) | καλοκαιρίες (kalokairíes) |
Related terms
- καλοκαίρι n (kalokaíri, “summer”)
References
- ^ καλοκαιριά - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
- ^ καλοκαιρία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language