κύμα

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma). Cognate with Mariupol Greek ки́ма (kíma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈci.ma/
  • Hyphenation: κύ‧μα

Noun

κύμα (kýman (plural κύματα)

  1. wave, breaker, roller
    παλιρροϊκό κύμαpalirroïkó kýmatidal wave
  2. (figuratively) surge, wave, influx
    • 2020 November 25, “Το δεύτερο κύμα [The second wave]”, in Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών [Newspaper of the Journalists]:
      Το δεύτερο κύμα της πανδημίας Covid-19 πλήττει με μεγάλη σφοδρότητα τη χώρα μας.
      To déftero kýma tis pandimías Covid-19 plíttei me megáli sfodrótita ti chóra mas.
      The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting our country extremely hard.

Declension

singular plural
nominative κύμα (kýma) κύματα (kýmata)
genitive κύματος (kýmatos) κυμάτων (kymáton)
accusative κύμα (kýma) κύματα (kýmata)
vocative κύμα (kýma) κύματα (kýmata)

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