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θάλασσα

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: θάλασσα θαλάσσης

Structure: θαλασς (Stem) + α (Ending)

Sense

  1. sea
  2. the Mediterranean Sea
  3. channel
  4. salt water

Declension

First declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ τί ἄν τισ ἐν τούτοισ τὴν κοινωνίαν θαυμάσειεν, ὅπου τὸ πάντων ἀμικτότατον καὶ τὸ θηριωδέστατον ὧν τρέφουσι ποταμοὶ καὶ λίμναι καὶ θάλασσαι ζῷον, ὁ κροκόδειλοσ, θαυμαστὸν ἑαυτὸν ἐπιδείκνυται πρὸσ κοινωνίαν καὶ χάριν ἐν τοῖσ πρὸσ τὸν τροχίλον συμβολαίοισ; (Plutarch, De sollertia animalium, chapter, section 311)

Synonyms

  1. sea

  2. channel

  3. salt water

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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