αέρας
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (Katharevousa) αήρ m (aḯr)
- αγέρας m (agéras)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr)
Noun
[edit]αέρας • (aéras) m (plural αέρηδες or αέρες)
- (weather) air
- (weather, often plural) wind
- demeanour, demeanor, air
- (economics) goodwill (part of the value of a business)
- (automotive) choke
- (colloquial) key-money
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αέρας (aéras) | αέρες (aéres) |
| genitive | αέρα (aéra) | αέρων (aéron) |
| accusative | αέρα (aéra) | αέρες (aéres) |
| vocative | αέρα (aéra) | αέρες (aéres) |
The alternative plural forms αέρηδες (aérides) and αέρηδων (aéridon) are used where the meaning "wind(s)" is required.
Synonyms
[edit]- (wind): άνεμος m (ánemos)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- αγέρι n (agéri, “light wind, breeze”)
Related terms
[edit]- and see: αερο- (aero-)
- αγέρι n (agéri, “breeze”)
- αεράκι n (aeráki, “breeze”, diminutive form)
- αέρι n (aéri, “breeze”)
- αερίζω (aerízo, “to ventilate, to air”)
- αεροβικός (aerovikós, “aerobic”) (physical exercise)
- αερόβιος (aeróvios, “aerobic”) (biology)
- ανάερα (anáera, “ethereally, airily”)
- αναερόβιος (anaeróvios, “anaerobic”)
- ανάερος (anáeros, “ethereal, airy”)
Descendants
[edit]Categories:
- Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic
- Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Greek lemmas
- Greek nouns
- Greek masculine nouns
- el:Weather
- el:Economics
- el:Automotive
- Greek colloquialisms
- Greek nouns declining like 'χειμώνας'