ανεμοστρόβιλος
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Greek
Etymology
άνεμος (ánemos, “wind”) + στρόβιλος (stróvilos, “vortex”)
Noun
ανεμοστρόβιλος • (anemostróvilos) m (plural ανεμοστρόβιλοι)
- (meteorology) dust devil
- (meteorology) tornado (loosely)
Declension
Declension of ανεμοστρόβιλος
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ανεμοστρόβιλος • | ανεμοστρόβιλοι • | |
| genitive | ανεμοστρόβιλου •, ανεμοστροβίλου • | ανεμοστρόβιλων •, ανεμοστροβίλων • | |
| accusative | ανεμοστρόβιλο • | ανεμοστρόβιλους •, ανεμοστροβίλους • | |
| vocative | ανεμοστρόβιλε • | ανεμοστρόβιλοι • | |
| Second forms are formal. | |||
Synonyms
- (dust devil): αεροδίνη f (aerodíni)
- (dust devil): αμμοσίφουνας m (ammosífounas)
- (tornado): σίφουνας m (sífounas)
Coordinate terms
- τυφώνας m (tyfónas, “typhoon”)
- κουρνιαχτός m (kourniachtós, “cloud of dust”)
Related terms
- see: άνεμος m (ánemos, “wind”)
Further reading
ανεμοστρόβιλος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
