χαμός

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek χαμός (khamós), from χά(νω) (chá(no), lose) + -μός (-mós). [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaˈmos/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧μός

Noun

χαμός (chamósm (plural χαμοί)

  1. loss
    • 1979, Nikos Kavvadias/Thanos Mikroutsikos, Θεσσαλονίκη:
      Εκτός από τη μάνα σου κανείς δε σε θυμάται,
      Σε τούτο το τρομακτικό ταξίδι του χαμού.
      Ektós apó ti mána sou kaneís de se thymátai,
      Se toúto to tromaktikó taxídi tou chamoú.
      Apart from your mother, no one remembers you,
      On this frightening journey of loss.
  2. (colloquial, figuratively, in the singular number) pandemonium, chaos, mayhem, upheaval
    Γινότανε χαμός στον δρόμο απόψε.
    Ginótane chamós ston drómo apópse.
    There was mayhem on the road tonight.

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References

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