κεραυνός εν αιθρία

Greek

Etymology

See κεραυνός m (keravnós) and the ancient terms in the phrase ἐν (en, “in”) & the dative αἰθρίᾳ (aithríāi) of feminine αἰθρία (aithría) (by ellipsis of a feminine noun) of adjective αἴθριος (aíthrios),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ceɾavˈnos en‿eˈθɾi.a/

Phrase

κεραυνός εν αιθρία • (keravnós en aithría)

1. (formal but common, in negative sense) bolt from the blue Literally, “lightning bolt in a clear sky”

Further reading

• αιθρία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language