θάλασσα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from ἅλς (háls, “salt”). Might be from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θᾰ́λᾰσσᾰ • (thálassa) f (genitive θᾰλᾰ́σσης); first declension

  1. sea
  2. the Mediterranean Sea
  3. channel
  4. salt water

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa). Cognate with Tsakonian θάσσα (“sea”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈθalasa]

Noun

θάλασσα • (thálassa) f (plural θάλασσες)

  1. sea
    Βαλτική Θάλασσα, Μεσόγειος Θάλασσα ― Valtikí Thálassa, Mesógeios Thálassa ― Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea
  2. sea (all the seas and oceans)
    Πήγε στη θάλασσα. ― Píge sti thálassa. ― He went to sea
  3. storm
    πολύ θάλασσα ― polý thálassa ― heavy seas, stormy weather

Usage notes

  • ωκεανός m (okeanós, “ocean”) (e.g. Atlantic, Pacific)
  • θάλασσα f (thálassa, “larger sea”) (e.g. Mediterranean, Baltic, Caribbean)
  • πέλαγος m (pélagos, “smaller sea”) (e.g. Adriatic, Aegean, Ionian)

Declension

  • ακροθαλασσιά f (akrothalassiá, “seashore”)
  • θαλάσσιος (thalássios, “marine, sea”)
  • θαλασσής (thalassís, “light blue”)
  • θαλασσί n (thalassí, “light blue”)
  • θαλασσίτσα n (thalassítsa)
  • θαλασσινά n pl (thalassiná, “seafood”)
  • θαλασσινή f (thalassiní, “seawoman, seafarer, dweller by the sea”)
  • θαλασσινός (thalassinós, “marine, in the sea”)
  • θαλασσινός m (thalassinós, “seaman, seafarer, dweller by the sea”)
  • θαλασσογραφία f (thalassografía, “seascape”)
  • θαλασσοδάνειο n (thalassodáneio, “sea loan, risky loan, bottomry”)
  • θαλασσοδέρνομαι (thalassodérnomai)
  • θαλασσοδέρνω (thalassodérno)
  • θαλασσοδαρμένος (thalassodarménos, “weather-beaten, beaten by the sea”)
  • θαλασσοκράτειρα f (thalassokráteira, “sea power”)
  • θαλασσοκράτορας m (thalassokrátoras, “sea power”)
  • θαλασσοκρατία f (thalassokratía, “sea mastery, naval supremacy”)
  • θαλασσοκρατορία f (thalassokratoría, “sea mastery, naval supremacy”)
  • θαλασσοπνίγομαι (thalassopnígomai, “be half-drowned, be in difficulties at sea”)
  • θαλασσοπούλι n (thalassopoúli, “seabird”)
  • θαλασσοπόρος m, f (thalassopóros, “seavoyager, navigator, marine explorer”)
  • θαλασσοταραχή f (thalassotarachí, “rough sea”)
  • θαλασσόβιος (thalassóvios, “frequenting the sea”)
  • θαλασσόλυκος m (thalassólykos, “sea dog, old salt”)
  • θαλασσόλυκος n (thalassólykos)
  • θαλασσόνερο n (thalassónero, “seawater”)
  • θαλασσόχορτο n (thalassóchorto, “samphire”)
  • θαλασσώνω (thalassóno, “to mess things up”)
  • λαοθάλασσα f (laothálassa)
  • λιμνοθάλασσα f (limnothálassa)
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