θάλασσα
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Possibly from ἅλς "salt"
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /tʰálas̚sa/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /tʰálas̚sa/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /θálas̚sa/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /θálas̚sa/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /θálasa/
Noun [edit]
θάλασσα (genitive θαλάσσης) f, first declension; (thalassa)
Inflection [edit]
References [edit]
- Bauer lexicon
- θάλασσα in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
- Strong’s concordance number: G2281
Greek [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [ˈθalasa]
Noun [edit]
θάλασσα (thálassa) f, plural θάλασσες
Declension [edit]
declension of θάλασσα
See also [edit]
- θαλασσινά n pl (thalassiná, “seafood”)
Usage notes [edit]
Normal usage: