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φλόγα
flame /ˈflo.ɣa/
nounC1#3085 most common
Also: blaze, fire (figurative, of passion or emotion)
Example sentences
Η φλόγα είναι ζεστή.
The flame is hot.
Άναψε μια φλόγα με το σπίρτο.
He lit a flame with the match.
Η φλόγα του κεριού έτρεμε στον αέρα.
The candle's flame flickered in the wind.
Οι πυροσβέστες προσπάθησαν να σβήσουν τις φλόγες.
The firefighters tried to put out the flames.
Το σπίτι τυλίχθηκε στις φλόγες μέσα σε λίγα λεπτά.
The house was engulfed in flames within a few minutes.
Η φλόγα του πάθους της δεν έσβησε ποτέ, παρά τις δυσκολίες.
The flame of her passion never went out, despite the hardships.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η φλόγα | οι φλόγες |
| Genitive | της φλόγας | των φλογών |
| Accusative | τη φλόγα | τις φλόγες |
| Vocative | φλόγα | φλόγες |
Word family
φλογερόςfiery, ardent
φλογίζωto inflame, set ablaze
αναφλέγομαιto ignite, catch fire
φλογοβόλοflamethrower
Etymology
φλόγα descends from Ancient Greek φλόξ (genitive φλογός), meaning flame or blaze. The Ancient Greek word traces to a root meaning to burn or shine. Modern Greek reshaped the old genitive-based stem φλογ- into a regular first-declension noun, giving today's φλόγα, φλόγας.
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