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μπαμ
bang (the sound of a sudden impact or explosion) /bam/
nounB2#2754 most common
Also: bam, boom, crash
Example sentences
Άκουσα ένα μπαμ.
I heard a bang.
Το μπαμ ήρθε από τον δρόμο.
The bang came from the street.
Ξαφνικά έγινε ένα δυνατό μπαμ και τρόμαξα.
Suddenly there was a loud bang and I got scared.
Το αυτοκίνητο έκανε ένα μπαμ όταν χτύπησε στον τοίχο.
The car made a bang when it hit the wall.
Μετά το μπαμ, όλοι βγήκαν να δουν τι συνέβη.
After the bang, everyone went out to see what had happened.
Η επιχείρηση ξεκίνησε με ένα μπαμ που κανείς δεν περίμενε.
The business launched with a bang that no one expected.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το μπαμ | τα μπαμ |
| Genitive | του μπαμ | των μπαμ |
| Accusative | το μπαμ | τα μπαμ |
| Vocative | μπαμ | μπαμ |
Word family
μπαμ-μπαμbang-bang, repeated gunfire or impact sound
με το μπαμright away, in one go, instantly
μπουμboom, sound of an explosion
μπαμ-μπουμnoisy commotion, hullabaloo
Etymology
Μπαμ is an onomatopoeic word. It imitates the sound of a sudden impact, blow, or explosion. Like most sound-imitative words, it was coined directly from the noise itself rather than inherited through regular sound change. Similar imitative forms exist independently in many languages.
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