θάλασσα

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Etymology[edit]

Possibly related to ἅλς (háls, salt), cf. Latin sāl (salt), salum (sea), Salacia (sea goddess). However, the element "-σσ-", as well as the local geographic meaning, points to a Pre-Greek origin; compare the possible cognate Luwian 𒀀𒆷𒀸 𒊭𒄠 (alaššamm(i)). According to Beekes, a Pre-Greek substrate borrowing tentatively reconstructed as *talakya.[1]

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θᾰ́λᾰσσᾰ (thálassaf (genitive θᾰλᾰ́σσης); first declension

  1. sea
    Synonyms: πέλαγος (pélagos), πόντος (póntos)
  2. the Mediterranean Sea
  3. channel
  4. salt water

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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa). Cognate with Tsakonian θάσσα (thássa, sea), Mariupol Greek тъа́ласа (θálasa).

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θάλασσα (thálassaf (plural θάλασσες)

  1. sea
    Βαλτική Θάλασσα, Μεσόγειος ΘάλασσαValtikí Thálassa, Mesógeios ThálassaBaltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea
  2. sea (all the seas and oceans)
    Πήγε στη θάλασσα.
    Píge sti thálassa.
    He went to sea.
  3. storm
    πολύ θάλασσαpolý thálassaheavy seas, stormy weather

Usage notes[edit]

  • ωκεανός m (okeanós, ocean) (e.g. Atlantic, Pacific)
  • θάλασσα f (thálassa, larger sea) (e.g. Mediterranean, Baltic, Caribbean)
  • πέλαγος m (pélagos, smaller sea) (e.g. Adriatic, Aegean, Ionian)

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