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χλόη
grass /ˈxlo.i/
nounB1#1914 most common
Also: lawn, verdure, greenery
Example sentences
Η χλόη είναι πράσινη.
The grass is green.
Ποτίζω τη χλόη κάθε πρωί.
I water the lawn every morning.
Ο κηπουρός κόβει τη χλόη του κήπου.
The gardener mows the garden's grass.
Μετά τη βροχή, η χλόη έγινε πιο πυκνή και δροσερή.
After the rain, the grass became thicker and cooler.
Τα παιδιά ξάπλωσαν στη δροσερή χλόη του πάρκου, απολαμβάνοντας το ηλιοβασίλεμα.
The children lay down on the cool grass of the park, enjoying the sunset.
Η εικόνα της χλόης που λυγίζει στον άνεμο συμβολίζει την ευθραυστότητα της ζωής.
The image of the grass bending in the wind symbolizes the fragility of life.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | χλόη | χλόες |
| Genitive | χλόης | χλοών |
| Accusative | χλόη | χλόες |
| Vocative | χλόη | χλόες |
Word family
χλωρόςgreen, fresh (of plants)
χλωρίδαflora
χλωροφύλληchlorophyll
χλοοτάπηταςturf, lawn (literally grass carpet)
χλοοκοπτικόlawnmower
Etymology
In Ancient Greek, χλόη meant a young green shoot or fresh growth, the first grass or foliage of spring. It shares its root with χλωρός, meaning pale green or fresh, and with the wider Indo-European word family for yellow-green colors. That same root gave English words such as yellow and gold, and Latin helvus, meaning honey colored. In Modern Greek, χλόη settled into a narrower sense: grass, especially a lawn.
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