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ουρανός
sky /uraˈnos/
nounA2#971 most common
Also: heaven, the heavens, firmament
Example sentences
Ο ουρανός είναι γαλάζιος.
The sky is blue.
Σήμερα ο ουρανός έχει πολλά σύννεφα.
Today the sky is full of clouds.
Τα αστέρια λάμπουν στον ουρανό τη νύχτα.
The stars shine in the sky at night.
Ο ουρανός σκοτείνιασε ξαφνικά λίγο πριν την καταιγίδα.
The sky suddenly darkened just before the storm.
Στη βυζαντινή εικονογραφία, ο χρυσός ουρανός συμβολίζει τη θεϊκή παρουσία.
In Byzantine iconography, the golden sky/heaven symbolizes the divine presence.
Μόλις της μίλησε, ένιωσε σαν να είχε αγγίξει τον έβδομο ουρανό.
The moment he spoke to her, he felt as if he had touched the seventh heaven.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ουρανός | ουρανοί |
| Genitive | ουρανού | ουρανών |
| Accusative | ουρανό | ουρανούς |
| Vocative | ουρανέ | ουρανοί |
Word family
ουράνιοςheavenly, celestial
ουρανοξύστηςskyscraper
ουρανίσκοςpalate (roof of the mouth)
ουρανοκατέβατοςheaven-sent, out of the blue
μεσουράνημαzenith, culmination (in mid-sky)
Etymology
Modern Greek ουρανός inherits Ancient Greek οὐρανός, meaning 'sky, heaven, vault of the sky'. In myth Οὐρανός was the personified Sky, consort of Gaia (Earth). The deeper Proto-Indo-European origin is debated and has no secure reconstruction, so it is often treated as of uncertain etymology.
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