καλοκαιρία

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

κᾰλός (kalós) +‎ καιρός (kairós) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ • (kalokairíā) f (genitive κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. Synonym of εὐετηρῐ́ᾱ (euetēríā)
    • Melamp. 30.D.
    • 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον

Declension

First declension of ἡ κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ; τῆς κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ
hē kalokairíā 		τὼ κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ
tṑ kalokairíā 		αἱ κᾰλοκαιρῐ́αι
hai kalokairíai
Genitive τῆς κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱς
tês kalokairíās 		τοῖν κᾰλοκαιρῐ́αιν
toîn kalokairíain 		τῶν κᾰλοκαιρῐῶν
tôn kalokairiôn
Dative τῇ κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾳ
têi kalokairíāi 		τοῖν κᾰλοκαιρῐ́αιν
toîn kalokairíain 		ταῖς κᾰλοκαιρῐ́αις
taîs kalokairíais
Accusative τὴν κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱν
tḕn kalokairíān 		τὼ κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ
tṑ kalokairíā 		τᾱ̀ς κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱς
tā̀s kalokairíās
Vocative κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ
kalokairíā 		κᾰλοκαιρῐ́ᾱ
kalokairíā 		κᾰλοκαιρῐ́αι
kalokairíai
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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

  1. 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)

References

  1. ^ 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.)
  2. ^ καλοκαιρία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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