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ομίχλη
fog, mist /oˈmixli/
nounB2#2699 most common
Also: haze, a fog (figurative: confusion)
Example sentences
Έχει ομίχλη σήμερα.
It's foggy today.
Η ομίχλη είναι πυκνή το πρωί.
The fog is thick in the morning.
Το αυτοκίνητο εξαφανίστηκε μέσα στην ομίχλη.
The car disappeared into the fog.
Δεν μπορούσαμε να δούμε τίποτα λόγω της ομίχλης.
We couldn't see anything because of the fog.
Η πτήση καθυστέρησε εξαιτίας της πυκνής ομίχλης στο αεροδρόμιο.
The flight was delayed because of the thick fog at the airport.
Καθώς η ομίχλη σηκωνόταν αργά πάνω από το ποτάμι, το τοπίο απέκτησε μια μυστηριώδη ομορφιά.
As the fog slowly lifted over the river, the landscape took on a mysterious beauty.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η ομίχλη | οι ομίχλες |
| Genitive | της ομίχλης | των ομιχλών |
| Accusative | την ομίχλη | τις ομίχλες |
| Vocative | ομίχλη | ομίχλες |
Word family
ομιχλώδηςfoggy, misty
αντιομιχλικόςanti-fog (e.g., φώτα αντιομίχλης, fog lights)
καταχνιάhaze, fog (near-synonym, different root)
Etymology
Ομίχλη comes from Ancient Greek ὀμίχλη, which already meant mist or fog. Greek etymological dictionaries link it to the verb ὀμείχειν, meaning to urinate or discharge liquid, so the word may originally have pictured fog as a fine spray of moisture. The same root gave rise to words for urinating in other Indo-European languages.
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