ρεύμα
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See also: ῥεῦμα
Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ῥεῦμα (rheûma), from ῥέω (rhéō), from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”). Compare to ρέμα n (réma, “stream”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ρεύμα • (révma) n (plural ρεύματα)
- air current
- ρεύμα θερμού αέρος ― révma thermoú aéros ― a warm air current
- current, stream, torrent
- Είναι επικίνδυνο να κολυμπάς εδώ: έχει πολύ ισχυρά ρεύματα.
- Eínai epikíndyno na kolympás edó: échei polý ischyrá révmata.
- It is dangerous to swim here: there are extremely strong currents.
- (electricity, colloquial) electric current
- (figurative) a trend, tendency to agree or support an idea, movement
- καλλιτεχνικό ρεύμα ― kallitechnikó révma ― art movement
- Το κόμμα μας έχει μεγάλο ρεύμα. ― To kómma mas échei megálo révma. ― Our party has a strong support.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ρεύμα (révma) | ρεύματα (révmata) |
| genitive | ρεύματος (révmatos) | ρευμάτων (revmáton) |
| accusative | ρεύμα (révma) | ρεύματα (révmata) |
| vocative | ρεύμα (révma) | ρεύματα (révmata) |
Synonyms
- (current, torrent): χείμαρρος m (cheímarros)
Derived terms
- ηλεκτρικό ρεύμα n (ilektrikó révma, “electrical current”)
- συνεχές ρεύμα n (synechés révma, “direct current”)
- εναλλασσόμενο ρεύμα n (enallassómeno révma, “alternating current”)
Related terms
with stem ρευματ-
- αντιρευματικός (antirevmatikós, “antirheumatic”)
- ρευματαλγία f (revmatalgía, “rheumatalgia”)
- ρευματικός (revmatikós, “rheumatic”)
- ρευματισμός m (revmatismós, “rheumatism”)
- ρευματοδότης m (revmatodótis, “electrical socket”)
- ρευματοειδής (revmatoeidís, “rheumatoid”)
- ρευματολήπτης m (revmatolíptis)
- ρευματολογία f (revmatología, “rheumatology”)
- ρευματολογικός (revmatologikós)
- ρευματολόγος m or f (revmatológos, “rheumatologist”)
with stem ρεματ-
and see: ρέω (réo, “flow”)
Further reading
- ρεύμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Ηλεκτρικό ρεύμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
