κάλμα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Twice-borrowed word from Italian calma from Late Latin cauma from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, heat) (the heat being felt in calm, hot weather)[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkal.ma/
  • Hyphenation: κάλ‧μα

Noun

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κάλμα (kálmaf (uncountable)

  1. (nautical) calm seas, dead calm
    Synonyms: άπνοια (ápnoia), νηνεμία (ninemía)

Declension

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singular
nominative κάλμα (kálma)
genitive κάλμας (kálmas)
accusative κάλμα (kálma)
vocative κάλμα (kálma)

Further reading

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Interjection

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κάλμα (kálma)

  1. calm down!

Verb

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κάλμα (kálma)

  1. 2nd person singular imperfective imperative form of καλμάρω (kalmáro).
  2. 2nd person singular perfective imperative form of καλμάρω (kalmáro).

Alternative forms

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References

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  1. ^ κάλμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language