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βροχή
rain /vroˈxi/
nounB1#1101 most common
Also: rainfall, shower
Example sentences
Έχει βροχή σήμερα.
It's raining today.
Δεν μου αρέσει να περπατάω στη βροχή.
I don't like walking in the rain.
Χθες έπεσε πολλή βροχή στην πόλη.
Yesterday a lot of rain fell in the city.
Οι βροχές του φθινοπώρου γέμισαν τα ποτάμια.
The autumn rains filled the rivers.
Η βροχή που έπεφτε ασταμάτητα όλη νύχτα πλημμύρισε τους δρόμους.
The rain that fell nonstop all night flooded the streets.
Η παρατεταμένη έλλειψη βροχής, σε συνδυασμό με τις υψηλές θερμοκρασίες, οδήγησε σε πρωτοφανή ξηρασία.
The prolonged lack of rain, combined with the high temperatures, led to unprecedented drought.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η βροχή | οι βροχές |
| Genitive | της βροχής | των βροχών |
| Accusative | τη βροχή | τις βροχές |
| Vocative | βροχή | βροχές |
Word family
βρέχωto rain, to wet
βρεγμένοςwet, soakedβροχερόςrainy
βροχόπτωσηrainfall (as a weather event)
αδιάβροχοraincoat, waterproof jacket
Etymology
Βροχή comes from the ancient Greek noun of the same form, tied to the verb βρέχω, meaning to wet or to rain. Beekes and other etymologists treat βρέχω as a word of unclear origin, possibly pre-Greek, with no secure link to a wider Indo-European root. The word has stayed in continuous use from antiquity through Modern Greek with the same core meaning.
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