καλοκαίρι
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek καλοκαίριν (kalokaírin, “good season, good weather”), from Ancient Greek καλοκαίριον (kalokaírion, “fine weather”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.loˈce.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: κα‧λο‧καί‧ρι
Declension
declension of καλοκαίρι
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καλοκαίρι • | καλοκαίρια • |
| genitive | καλοκαιριού • | καλοκαιριών • |
| accusative | καλοκαίρι • | καλοκαίρια • |
| vocative | καλοκαίρι • | καλοκαίρια • |
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- γαϊδουροκαλόκαιρο n (gaïdourokalókairo, “too hot a summer”)
- καλοκαιρία f (kalokairía, “good weather”)
- καλοκαιριάζω (kalokairiázo, “to become summer”)
- καλοκαίριασμα n (kalokaíriasma, “becoming summer”)
- καλοκαιριάτικα (kalokairiátika, “in the summer (unusually)”)
- καλοκαιριάτικος (kalokairiátikos, “summery, summer”, adjective)
- καλοκαιρινός (kalokairinós, “summery, summer”, adjective)
- κατακαλόκαιρο n (katakalókairo, “high summer”)
- μεσοκαλόκαιρο n (mesokalókairo, “midsummer”)
- ντάλα καλοκαίρι (dála kalokaíri, “high summer”)
Further reading
καλοκαίρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- καλοκαίρι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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