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καλοκαίρι
summer /kaloˈceri/
nounA2#938 most common
Also: summertime, the summer season
Example sentences
Το καλοκαίρι κάνει ζέστη.
In the summer it's hot.
Κάθε καλοκαίρι πηγαίνουμε στη θάλασσα.
Every summer we go to the sea.
Φέτος το καλοκαίρι θέλω να μάθω κολύμπι.
This summer I want to learn to swim.
Τα καλοκαίρια της παιδικής μου ηλικίας τα θυμάμαι με νοσταλγία.
I remember the summers of my childhood with nostalgia.
Παρά τον καύσωνα, το φετινό καλοκαίρι αποδείχθηκε ιδανικό για διακοπές στα βουνά.
Despite the heatwave, this summer proved ideal for a holiday in the mountains.
Το καλοκαίρι, με τη νωχελική του ραστώνη, λειτουργεί συχνά στη λογοτεχνία ως μεταφορά της φευγαλέας νιότης.
Summer, with its languid idleness, often functions in literature as a metaphor for fleeting youth.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | καλοκαίρι | καλοκαίρια |
| Genitive | καλοκαιριού | καλοκαιριών |
| Accusative | καλοκαίρι | καλοκαίρια |
| Vocative | καλοκαίρι | καλοκαίρια |
Word family
καλοκαιρινόςsummer, summery
καλοκαιριάτικοςof the summertime
καλοκαιριάζειsummer is setting in (impersonal)
καιρόςweather, time, seasonκαλόςgood, fineEtymology
From Medieval Greek καλοκαίριον, a compound of καλός ('good, fine') and καιρός ('weather, season, time'), literally 'the fine weather' or 'the good season'. The sense narrowed from 'good-weather period' to specifically the summer season. The neuter noun in -ι is the standard Modern Greek reflex of the older -ιον diminutive/substantive ending.
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