φάλαινα

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάλλαινα (phállaina), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to inflate, blow, swell”), from *bʰel- (“to bloom”). Cognates include Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon), Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌼𐌰 (blōma), Old English blōstm, blæd (“leaf”) (English blossom, blade) and Sanskrit फुलम् (phulam).

Noun

φάλαινα • (fálaina) f (plural φάλαινες)

  1. whale
  2. (figuratively, derogatory) fat woman, landwhale

Declension
declension of φάλαινα
singular plural
nominative φάλαινα • φάλαινες •
genitive φάλαινας • φαλαινών •
accusative φάλαινα • φάλαινες •
vocative φάλαινα • φάλαινες •

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