καλοκαίρι
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek καλοκαίριν (kalokaírin, “good season, good weather”), from Ancient Greek καλοκαίριον (kalokaírion, “fine weather”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaloˈceri/
- Hyphenation: κα‧λο‧καί‧ρι
Noun
καλοκαίρι • (kalokaíri) n (plural καλοκαίρια)
- summertime, summer
- Synonym: θέρος (théros)
Declension
declension of καλοκαίρι
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καλοκαίρι • | καλοκαίρια • |
| genitive | καλοκαιριού • | καλοκαιριών • |
| accusative | καλοκαίρι • | καλοκαίρια • |
| vocative | καλοκαίρι • | καλοκαίρια • |
Coordinate terms
| Seasons in Greek · εποχές (epochés) (layout · text) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| άνοιξη (ánoixi, “spring”) | καλοκαίρι (kalokaíri, “summer”) | φθινόπωρο (fthinóporo, “autumn”) | χειμώνας (cheimónas, “winter”) |
Derived terms
- καλοκαιρινός (kalokairinós, “summery, summer”) (adjective)
- καλοκαιριάτικος (kalokairiátikos, “summery, summer”) (adjective)
- καλοκαιριάτικα (kalokairiátika, “in the summer”) (adverb, negative sense)
Compounds:
- γαϊδουροκαλόκαιρο n (gaïdourokalókairo, “(literally: a donkey's summer) too hot summer”)
- κατακαλόκαιρο n (katakalókairo, “in the middle of summer with very hot days”)
- μεσοκαλόκαιρο n (mesokalókairo, “in the middle period of summer”)
Related terms
- καλοκαιρία f (kalokairía, “good weather just like summer”)
- καλοκαιριάζω (kalokairiázo, “to become summer”) (especially as impersonal verb)
- καλοκαίριασμα n (kalokaíriasma, “becoming summer, the first signs of summer”)
- ντάλα καλοκαίρι (expression, familiar: “in the hear of a very hot summer”)
Further reading
- καλοκαίρι in Triantafyllides, Hidryma (1998) Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek]
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