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σύννεφο
cloud /ˈsinefo/
nounC1#3352 most common
Also: cloud of smoke/dust (figurative)
Example sentences
Το σύννεφο είναι άσπρο.
The cloud is white.
Βλέπω ένα μεγάλο σύννεφο στον ουρανό.
I see a big cloud in the sky.
Τα σύννεφα κρύβουν τον ήλιο.
The clouds are hiding the sun.
Μετά τη βροχή, τα σύννεφα άρχισαν να διαλύονται.
After the rain, the clouds began to break up.
Ένα μαύρο σύννεφο καπνού υψωνόταν πάνω από το εργοστάσιο.
A black cloud of smoke rose above the factory.
Καθώς πετούσαμε πάνω από τα σύννεφα, ο ουρανός απλωνόταν σαν απέραντος ωκεανός φωτός.
As we flew above the clouds, the sky spread out like a vast ocean of light.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | σύννεφο | σύννεφα |
| Genitive | συννέφου | συννέφων |
| Accusative | σύννεφο | σύννεφα |
| Vocative | σύννεφο | σύννεφα |
Word family
συννεφιάcloudy weather, overcast sky
συννεφιασμένοςcloudy, overcast
νέφοςcloud, haze; also smog
νεφέληcloud (poetic or ancient register)
Etymology
Σύννεφο comes from the ancient Greek adjective σύννεφος, a compound of the prefix συν- (together, with) and νέφος (cloud, mist). Over time the compound took over as the everyday noun for cloud, while νέφος survived as a more literary or technical term. The root νεφ- goes back to a very old word for mist or cloud shared across many Indo-European languages.
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