ημέρα

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Greek

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā), lengthened form of ἦμαρ (êmar, day), from Proto-Hellenic *ā́mər, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éh₃mr̥ (heat), from *h₂eh₃- (be hot, burn).

Compare Mariupol Greek ме́ра (mjéra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈme.ɾa/
  • Hyphenation: η‧μέ‧ρα

Noun

ημέρα (iméraf (plural ημέρες)

  1. day
    Antonym: νύχτα (nýchta)
  2. hours of daylight

Declension

Declension of ημέρα
singular plural
nominative ημέρα (iméra) ημέρες (iméres)
genitive ημέρας (iméras) ημερών (imerón)
accusative ημέρα (iméra) ημέρες (iméres)
vocative ημέρα (iméra) ημέρες (iméres)

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