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βλέμμα
gaze/look /ˈvlema/
nounB1#1335 most common
Also: glance, stare, expression in someone's eyes
Example sentences
Το βλέμμα της είναι γλυκό.
Her gaze is sweet.
Είδα το βλέμμα του και κατάλαβα ότι κάτι δεν πάει καλά.
I saw his look and understood something was wrong.
Το παιδί απέφευγε το βλέμμα της δασκάλας.
The child avoided the teacher's gaze.
Με ένα βλέμμα γεμάτο θλίψη, τον αποχαιρέτησε.
With a gaze full of sadness, she said goodbye to him.
Τα βλέμματα όλων στράφηκαν προς την πόρτα όταν μπήκε.
Everyone's gazes turned toward the door when he came in.
Η ένταση του βλέμματός του πρόδιδε μια εσωτερική ταραχή που δύσκολα έκρυβε.
The intensity of his gaze betrayed an inner turmoil he could hardly hide.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | βλέμμα | βλέμματα |
| Genitive | βλέμματος | βλεμμάτων |
| Accusative | βλέμμα | βλέμματα |
| Vocative | βλέμμα | βλέμματα |
Word family
βλέπωto see, to look
προβλέπωto foresee, to predict
απρόβλεπτοςunpredictable
βλέψειςambitions, designs (literally, things one has one's eye on)
Etymology
Βλέμμα comes from the verb βλέπω, meaning to see or look. Ancient Greek formed nouns of result with the suffix -μα, so βλέπω plus -μα yields a word for the thing produced by looking: a gaze or a glance. The consonant cluster πμ smooths to μμ, giving βλέμμα rather than βλέπμα. The deeper origin of βλέπω itself is disputed among linguists, so no secure Indo-European root is given here.
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