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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek κόλαση (kólasē), form of κόλασις, from Ancient Greek κόλασις (kólasis, “chastisement, correction”), thus "the place of punishment".[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈko.la.si/
- Hyphenation: κό‧λα‧ση
Noun
κόλαση • (kólasi) f (plural κολάσεις)
- hell, inferno, a place of anguish and suffering
- Antonym: παράδεισος (parádeisos)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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κόλαση (kólasi)
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κολάσεις (koláseis)
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| genitive
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κόλασης (kólasis)
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κολάσεων (koláseon)
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| accusative
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κόλαση (kólasi)
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κολάσεις (koláseis)
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| vocative
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κόλαση (kólasi)
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κολάσεις (koláseis)
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Older or formal genitive singular: κολάσεως (koláseos)
Usually in the singular.
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