χαλάζι

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek χαλάζιν (khalázin), from Koine Greek χαλάζιον (khalázion), from Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaˈla.zi/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧λά‧ζι

Noun

χαλάζι • (chalázi) n (plural χαλάζια)

  1. (meteorology) hail (a storm of icy rain; individual pieces)
  2. (figuratively) particles falling in the manner of hail
    Tα βόλια έπεφταν χαλάζι. ― Ta vólia épeftan chalázi. ― A hail of bullets. (literally, “It was pouring bullets (like) hail.”)

Declension

Declension of χαλάζι
singular plural
nominative χαλάζι • χαλάζια •
genitive χαλαζιού • χαλαζιών •
accusative χαλάζι • χαλάζια •
vocative χαλάζι • χαλάζια •

References

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

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