χαλάζι
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Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek χαλάζιν (khalázin), from Koine Greek χαλάζιον (khalázion), from Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]χαλάζι • (chalázi) n (plural χαλάζια)
- (meteorology) hail (a storm of icy rain; individual pieces)
- (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
[edit]Declension of χαλάζι
Related terms
[edit]- see: χαλαζίας m (chalazías, “quartz”)
References
[edit]- ^ “χαλάζι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
Further reading
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χαλάζι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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