χαίρε

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Greek

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈçe.re/
  • Hyphenation: χαί‧ρε

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χαῖρε.

Verb

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χαίρε (chaíre)

  1. 2nd person singular imperfective imperative form of χαίρω (chaíro).: (literally: "rejoice, be glad")
    (formal, archaic) be happy, be glad (used in set phrases)
Derived terms
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Expressions:

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  • χαίρετε (chaírete, hello; goodbye) (the plural or polite plural form of χαίρε)

Etymology 2

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Substantivized singular imperative χαίρε as indeclinable neutral noun.

Noun

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χαίρε (chaíren (indeclinable)

  1. the last farewell (of an obituary speech) in expression:
    το ύστατο χαίρε (to ýstato chaíre)