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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From θύω (thúō, “to storm, to rage”), with a suffix based on ἄελλα (áella, “whirlwind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰý.el.la/ → /ˈθy.el.la/ → /ˈθi.e.la/
Noun
θύελλα • (thúella) f (genitive θῠέλλης); first declension
- hurricane, squall
- Synonym: ζᾰ́λη (zálē)
- thunderstorm
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Further reading
- “θύελλα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- θύελλα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “θύελλα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θύελλα (thúella), from θύω (thúō, “to rush in, storm, rage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθiela/
- Hyphenation: θύ‧ελ‧λα
Noun
θύελλα • (thýella) f (plural θύελλες)
- (meteorology) storm, tempest, gale, hurricane (strong winds with rain)
Το ταβάνι κατέρρευσε λόγω της θύελλας.- To taváni katérrefse lógo tis thýellas.
- The ceiling collapsed due to the storm.
- (figuratively) storm, barrage, slew, onslaught (strong amount)
Θύελλα αντιδράσεων προκάλεσαν οι δηλώσεις του Πρωθυπουργού.- Thýella antidráseon prokálesan oi dilóseis tou Prothypourgoú.
- The Prime Minister's comments caused a barrage of reactions.
Declension
Declension of θύελλα
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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θύελλα (thýella)
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θύελλες (thýelles)
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genitive
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θύελλας (thýellas) θυέλλης (thyéllis)
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θυελλών (thyellón)
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accusative
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θύελλα (thýella)
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θύελλες (thýelles)
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vocative
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θύελλα (thýella)
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θύελλες (thýelles)
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