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βορράς
north /voˈras/
nounB2#2608 most common
Also: north wind, Boreas (the north wind, personified)
Example sentences
Ο βορράς είναι κρύος.
The north is cold.
Τον χειμώνα φυσάει βορράς.
In winter, a north wind blows.
Το σπίτι μας κοιτάει προς τον βορρά.
Our house faces north.
Η βελόνα της πυξίδας δείχνει πάντα τον βορρά.
The compass needle always points north.
Ο βορράς φύσηξε δυνατά όλη τη νύχτα και έριξε αρκετά δέντρα.
The north wind blew hard all night and knocked down several trees.
Η οικονομική κρίση έπληξε τις χώρες του νότου πολύ πιο σκληρά από αυτές του βορρά.
The economic crisis hit the southern countries far harder than the northern ones.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο βορράς | |
| Genitive | του βορρά | |
| Accusative | τον βορρά | |
| Vocative | βορρά |
Word family
βόρειοςnorthern
βορινόςnorthern (colloquial variant)
βοριάςnorth wind (colloquial)
βορειοανατολικόςnortheastern
Etymology
Βορράς descends from Ancient Greek Βορέας, the name of the god of the north wind in Greek mythology. The ancient noun already meant both the deity and the wind itself, and the plain geographic sense of north grew from that. The ultimate origin of Βορέας is not settled among scholars, so no reliable root can be given.
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