χαλάζι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek χαλάζιν (khalázin), from Koine Greek χαλάζιον (khalázion), from Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xaˈla.zi/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧λά‧ζι

Noun

χαλάζι • (chalázi) n (plural χαλάζια)

  1. (meteorology) hail (a storm of icy rain; individual pieces)
  2. (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
declension of χαλάζι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative χαλάζι • χαλάζια •
genitive χαλαζιού • χαλαζιών •
accusative χαλάζι • χαλάζια •
vocative χαλάζι • χαλάζια •

References
  1. χαλάζι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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