χαλάζι
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek χαλάζιν (khalázin), from Koine Greek χαλάζιον (khalázion), from Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈla.zi/
- Hyphenation: χα‧λά‧ζι
Noun
χαλάζι • (chalázi) n (plural χαλάζια)
- (meteorology) hail (a storm of icy rain; individual pieces)
- (figuratively) particles falling in the manner of hail
- Tα βόλια έπεφταν χαλάζι. ― Ta vólia épeftan chalázi. ― A hail of bullets. (literally, “It was pouring bullets (like) hail.”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χαλάζι (chalázi) | χαλάζια (chalázia) |
| genitive | χαλαζιού (chalazioú) | χαλαζιών (chalazión) |
| accusative | χαλάζι (chalázi) | χαλάζια (chalázia) |
| vocative | χαλάζι (chalázi) | χαλάζια (chalázia) |
Related terms
- see: χαλαζίας m (chalazías, “quartz”)
References
- ^ χαλάζι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
- χαλάζι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el