χαλάζι (khalázi)

English: hail

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About χαλάζι

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

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: χα‧λά‧ζι

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    (meteorology) hail (a storm of icy rain; individual pieces)
  • noun:
    (figuratively) particles falling in the manner of hail
    Examples:
    • Tα βόλια έπεφταν χαλάζι. (Ta vólia épeftan chalázi.) — A hail of bullets.

Declension Table

neuter noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeχαλάζιχαλάζια
genitiveχαλαζιούχαλαζιών
accusativeχαλάζιχαλάζια
vocativeχαλάζιχαλάζια

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