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έρημος
desert /ˈe.ri.mos/
nounB1#1657 most common
Also: wilderness, wasteland
Example sentences
Η έρημος είναι πολύ ζεστή.
The desert is very hot.
Η Σαχάρα είναι η μεγαλύτερη έρημος στον κόσμο.
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.
Ταξιδέψαμε με καμήλες μέσα στην έρημο.
We traveled by camel through the desert.
Οι Βεδουίνοι ζουν στην έρημο εδώ και αιώνες.
The Bedouins have lived in the desert for centuries.
Η έρημος απλωνόταν μπροστά μας μέχρι τον ορίζοντα.
The desert stretched before us to the horizon.
Μετά τον πόλεμο, η πόλη έμοιαζε με έρημο.
After the war, the city resembled a desert wasteland.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η έρημος | οι έρημοι |
| Genitive | της ερήμου | των ερήμων |
| Accusative | την έρημο | τις ερήμους |
| Vocative | έρημε | έρημοι |
Word family
έρημοςdeserted, desolate, lonely
ερημιάsolitude, desolate spot
ερημώνωto lay waste, to depopulate
ερημίτηςhermit
ερημονήσιdeserted island
Etymology
The word comes from Ancient Greek ἔρημος (erēmos), meaning desolate or empty. Greeks used it as an adjective and also on its own, as a shortened form of ἔρημος χώρα, deserted land, which became the noun for desert. Its deeper origin before Ancient Greek is not established with confidence.
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