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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek σήμερ(ον) (sḗmer(on)) + -α (-a), with change of ending by analogy with τώρα (tóra, “now”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsi.me.ra/
- Hyphenation: σή‧με‧ρα
Adverb
σήμερα • (símera)
- today
Coordinate terms
- αντιπροχθές (antiprochthés, “day before day before yesterday”)
- προχθές (prochthés, “day before yesterday”)
- χθες (chthes, “yesterday”)
- εψές (epsés, “last night”)
- σήμερα (símera, “today”)
- απόψε (apópse, “tonight”)
- αύριο (ávrio, “tomorrow”)
- μεθαύριο (methávrio, “day after tomorrow”)
- αντιμεθαύριο (antimethávrio, “2 days after tomorrow”)
- παραμεθαύριο (paramethávrio, “2 days after tomorrow”)
- αντιπαραμεθαύριο (antiparamethávrio, “3 days after tomorrow”)
- ημέρα f (iméra, “day”)
Noun
σήμερα • (símera) n (indeclinable)
- the present, today
Further reading
- “σήμερα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998