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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
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative θάλασσα θαλάσσᾱ θάλασσαι
Genitive θαλάσσης θαλάσσαιν θαλασσῶν
Dative θαλάσσῃ θαλάσσαιν θαλάσσαις
Accusative θάλασσαν θαλάσσᾱ θαλάσσᾱς
Vocative θάλασσα θαλάσσᾱ θάλασσαι

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 ἐκάλεσεν ὁ Θεὸσ τὴν ξηρὰν γῆν καὶ τὰ συστήματα τῶν ὑδάτων ἐκάλεσε θαλάσσασ. καὶ εἶδεν ὁ Θεόσ, ὅτι καλόν. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 1:10)
  • καὶ εἶπεν Ἔσδρασ. σὺ εἶ αὐτὸσ Κύριοσ μόνοσ, σὺ ἐποίησασ τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὸν οὐρανὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν στάσιν αὐτῶν, τὴν γῆν καὶ πάντα, ὅσα ἐστὶν ἐν αὐτῇ, τὰσ θαλάσσασ καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐταῖσ, καὶ σὺ ζωοποιεῖσ τὰ πάντα, καὶ σοὶ προσκυνοῦσιν αἱ στρατιαὶ τῶν οὐρανῶν. (Septuagint, Liber Nehemiae 9:6)
  • καὶ οὐ μὴ κακοποιήσουσιν, οὐδὲ μὴ δύνωνται ἀπολέσαι οὐδένα ἐπὶ τὸ ὄροσ τὸ ἅγιόν μου, ὅτι ἐνεπλήσθη ἡ σύμπασα τοῦ γνῶναι τὸν Κύριον ὡσ ὕδωρ πολὺ κατακαλύψαι θαλάσσασ. (Septuagint, Liber Isaiae 11:9)
  • ἷξόν τ’ ἐπὶ θῖνα θαλάσσασ· (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 13 32:1)
  • εὐδαίμων μὲν ὃσ ἐκ θαλάσσασ ἔφυγε χεῖμα, λιμένα δ’ ἔκιχεν· (Euripides, choral, epode1)

Synonyms

  1. sea

  2. channel

  3. salt water

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