κάλμα
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Greek
Etymology
Twice-borrowed word from Italian calma from Late Latin cauma from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, “heat”) (the heat being felt in calm, hot weather)[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
κάλμα • (kálma) f (uncountable)
Declension
κάλμα
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | κάλμα • |
| genitive | κάλμας • |
| accusative | κάλμα • |
| vocative | κάλμα • |
Further reading
Άπνοια on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
Interjection
κάλμα • (kálma)
Verb
κάλμα • (kálma)
- 2nd person singular imperfective imperative form of καλμάρω (kalmáro).
- 2nd person singular perfective imperative form of καλμάρω (kalmáro).
Alternative forms
- κάλμαρε (kálmare)
- (imperfective imperative): καλμάριζε (kalmárize)
- (perfective imperative): καλμάρισε (kalmárise)
Related terms
- ακαλμάριστος (akalmáristos)
- καλμάρω (kalmáro, “be calm”)
- καλμάρισμα n (kalmárisma)
- καλμαρισμένος (kalmarisménos, participle)
References
- ^ κάλμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language