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κλάμα
crying, weeping /ˈkla.ma/
nounC1#3928 most common
Also: a cry, sobbing, tears
Example sentences
Το κλάμα του μωρού είναι πολύ δυνατό.
The baby's crying is very loud.
Το παιδί έβαλε τα κλάματα στο σχολείο.
The child burst into tears at school.
Δεν άντεξε άλλο και ξέσπασε σε κλάμα.
He couldn't take it anymore and burst into tears.
Προσπάθησε να κρύψει το κλάμα της μπροστά στους συναδέλφους.
She tried to hide her crying in front of her colleagues.
Το κλάμα της ήταν τόσο σπαρακτικό που όλοι συγκινήθηκαν.
Her crying was so heart-wrenching that everyone was moved.
Ανάμεσα σε λυγμούς και κλάματα, κατάφερε να πει μερικές λέξεις στην κηδεία.
Amid sobs and tears, she managed to say a few words at the funeral.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το κλάμα | τα κλάματα |
| Genitive | του κλάματος | των κλαμάτων |
| Accusative | το κλάμα | τα κλάματα |
| Vocative | κλάμα | κλάματα |
Word family
κλαίωto cry, to weep
κλάψιμοthe act of crying (near-synonym of κλάμα)
κλαψιάρηςcrybaby, whiny
κλαυθμόςwailing, lamentation (formal/literary)
κλαψουρίζωto whimper, to whine
Etymology
Κλάμα is a verbal noun built on κλαίω, the everyday Greek verb for weeping. The further origin of κλαίω is not settled. Some scholars treat it as inherited from Proto-Indo-European, others as a word Greek picked up from a pre-Greek substrate language. Because the root is disputed, no confirmed Indo-European ancestor is given here.
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