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χαμός
uproar /xaˈmos/
nounB2#2086 most common
Also: chaos, pandemonium, commotion
Example sentences
Έγινε χαμός στο σχολείο.
There was an uproar at school.
Όταν έσβησε το φως, έγινε χαμός στην αίθουσα.
When the lights went out, chaos broke out in the room.
Μόλις ανακοίνωσαν το αποτέλεσμα, έγινε χαμός στο γήπεδο.
As soon as they announced the result, pandemonium broke out in the stadium.
Ο χαμός που ακολούθησε την ανακοίνωση κράτησε ώρες.
The uproar that followed the announcement lasted for hours.
Μέσα στον χαμό της κυκλοφορίας, κανείς δεν πρόσεξε το ατύχημα.
In the middle of the traffic chaos, no one noticed the accident.
Ο χαμός που προκάλεσε η φημολογία για χρεοκοπία της τράπεζας εξαπλώθηκε αστραπιαία στις αγορές.
The uproar caused by the rumor of the bank's bankruptcy spread through the markets in a flash.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο χαμός | οι χαμοί |
| Genitive | του χαμού | των χαμών |
| Accusative | τον χαμό | τους χαμούς |
| Vocative | χαμέ | χαμοί |
Word family
Etymology
Χαμός is a deverbal noun built from the verb χάνω, 'to lose,' using the common Modern Greek suffix -μός, which turns verbs into nouns naming an action or its result, as in θερισμός from θερίζω, 'to harvest.' The older sense, still alive in rural and older speech, is 'ruin' or 'utter loss,' used for the loss of a life or a fortune. In everyday urban Greek the word has drifted toward a lighter, more common sense: a loud commotion or uproar, as when a crowd erupts in noise. The deeper origin of χάνω itself is disputed among specialists, so no single root can be given with confidence.
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