κάλμα
Greek
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈkal.ma/
- Hyphenation: κάλ‧μα
Noun
κάλμα • (kálma) f (uncountable)
- (nautical) calm seas, dead calm
- Synonyms: άπνοια (ápnoia), νηνεμία (ninemía)
Declension
κάλμα
| case \\ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | κάλμα • |
| genitive | κάλμας • |
| accusative | κάλμα • |
| vocative | κάλμα • |
Further reading
Άπνοια on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
Interjection
κάλμα • (kálma)
- calm down!
Verb
κάλμα • (kálma)
- (colloquial) calm down!
- 2nd person singular imperfective imperative form of καλμάρω (kalmáro).
- 2nd person singular perfective imperative form of καλμάρω (kalmáro).
Alternative forms
- κάλμαρε (kálmare)
- (imperfective imperative): καλμάριζε (kalmárize)
- (perfective imperative): καλμάρισε (kalmárise)
Related terms
- ακαλμάριστος (akalmáristos)
- καλμάρω (kalmáro, “be calm”)
- καλμάρισμα n (kalmárisma)
- καλμαρισμένος (kalmarisménos, participle)
References
- κάλμα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.