σάλος (sálos)

English: ado

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About σάλος

As a noun, σάλος is of the masculine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.

Pronunciation

IPA: ˈsa.los
Hyphenation: σά‧λος

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    (nautical) strong movement of the sea
    Examples:
    • Synonyms: θαλασσοταραχή (thalassotarachí), τρικυμία (trikymía), φουρτούνα (fourtoúna), αναταραχή (anatarachí), αντάρα (antára), κλύδων (klýdon)
  • noun:
    (by extension) unrest
    Examples:
    • Synonyms: αναστάτωση (anastátosi), αναταραχή (anatarachí), αναβρασμός (anavrasmós), αντάρα (antára)
    • Antonyms: γαλήνη (galíni), ηρεμία (iremía)
    • Παραιτήθηκε ο πρωθυπουργός. Έγινε σάλος.Paraitíthike o prothypourgós. Égine sálos.
    • The prime minister resigned. There was an uproar.

Declension Table

masculine noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeσάλοςσάλοι
genitiveσάλουσάλων
accusativeσάλοσάλους
vocativeσάλεσάλοι

Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how σάλος appears in different grammatical contexts.