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θέα
view /ˈθe.a/
nounB1#1382 most common
Also: sight, vista, scenery
Example sentences
Η θέα είναι πολύ όμορφη.
The view is very beautiful.
Το δωμάτιό μας έχει θέα στη θάλασσα.
Our room has a view of the sea.
Ανεβήκαμε στην ταράτσα για να δούμε τη θέα.
We went up to the terrace to see the view.
Το εστιατόριο είναι ακριβό, αλλά η θέα στο ηλιοβασίλεμα αξίζει τα χρήματα.
The restaurant is expensive, but the view of the sunset is worth the money.
Καθώς ανεβαίναμε, η θέα άλλαζε συνεχώς, αποκαλύπτοντας κοιλάδες που πριν κρύβονταν πίσω από τα σύννεφα.
As we climbed, the view kept changing, revealing valleys that had been hidden behind the clouds.
Η θέα ενός ερειπωμένου ναού στο φως του σούρουπου γεννά έναν παράξενο συνδυασμό μελαγχολίας και δέους.
The sight of a ruined temple in twilight produces a strange mix of melancholy and awe.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η θέα | οι θέες |
| Genitive | της θέας | των θεών |
| Accusative | τη θέα | τις θέες |
| Vocative | θέα | θέες |
Word family
θέατροtheater
θεατήςspectator, viewer
θέαμαspectacle, sightθεαματικόςspectacular
θεάομαιto behold, to gaze upon (literary)
Etymology
Θέα comes from Ancient Greek θέα (théā), meaning a viewing or a sight, built on the same stem as θεάομαι, to look at or behold. That stem also gave Greek θέατρον, the place for watching a spectacle. Beekes and other etymologists treat the ultimate origin of this root as uncertain, possibly pre-Greek, so no secure Indo-European root can be given.
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