Greek Land, Sky, Water Vocab

town

ἄστυ, ἄστεως, τό

earth

γαῖα, γαίας, ἡ

γῆ, γῆς, ἡ

sun

ἥλιος, ἡλίου, ὁ

land

ἤπειρος, ἠπείρου, ἡ

χώρα, χώρας, ἡ

sea

θάλασσα, θαλάσσης, ἡ (= ἡ θάλαττα)

village

κώμη, κώμης, ἡ

harbor

λιμήν, λιμένος, ὁ

pool, swamp

λίμνη, λίμνης, ἡ

crest (mountain crest, hill crest, or crest of a helmet)

λόφος, λόφου, ὁ

island

νῆσος, νήσου, ἡ

road

ὁδός, ὁδοῦ, ἡ

mountain, hill

ὄρος, ὄρους, τὸ

sky, heaven

οὐρανός, οὐρανοῦ, ὁ

fatherland

πατρίς, πατρίδος, ἡ

plain

πεδίον, πεδίου, τό

city

πόλις, πόλεως, ἡ

river

ποταμός, ποταμοῦ, ὁ

moon

σελήνη, σελήνης, ἡ

What words have several greek translations?

land & earth

What are all the words that can mean land/earth?

γαῖα, γαίας, ἡ earth

γῆ, γῆς, ἡ earth

ἤπειρος, ἠπείρου, ἡ land

χώρα, χώρας, ἡ land

What greek words can refer to a city/town/village?

ἄστυ, ἄστεως, τό town

κώμη, κώμης, ἡ village

πόλις, πόλεως, ἡ city

What two words look similar in Greek but mean different things? (starts with λ)

λιμήν, λιμένος, ὁ harbor

λίμνη, λίμνης, ἡ pool, swamp

What two words look similar in Greek but mean different things? (starts with ο)

ἡ ὁδός, ὁδοῦ = road

τὸ ὄρος, ὄρους = mountain, hill

List celestial bodies

ὁ ἥλιος

ἡ σελήνη

List bodies of water

ὁ ποταμός

ἡ θάλαττα, or ἡ θάλασσα

What genders are “road” and “mountain” ?

road: feminine - ἡ ὁδός, ὁδοῦ

mountain/hill: neuter - τὸ ὄρος, ὄρους

What genders are “harbor” and “pool/swamp”

harbor: masculine - ὁ λιμήν, λιμένος,

pool/swamp: feminine - ἡ λίμνη, λίμνης

Full Key

ἄστυ, ἄστεως, τό town

γαῖα, γαίας, ἡ earth

γῆ, γῆς, ἡ earth

ἥλιος, ἡλίου, ὁ sun

ἤπειρος, ἠπείρου, ἡ land

θάλασσα, θαλάσσης, ἡ (= ἡ θάλαττα) sea

κώμη, κώμης, ἡ village

λιμήν, λιμένος, ὁ harbor

λίμνη, λίμνης, ἡ pool, swamp

λόφος, λόφου, ὁ crest (mountain crest, hill crest, or crest of a helmet)

νῆσος, νήσου, ἡ island

ὁδός, ὁδοῦ, ἡ road

ὄρος, ὄρους, τὸ mountain, hill

οὐρανός, οὐρανοῦ, ὁ sky, heaven

πατρίς, πατρίδος, ἡ fatherland

πεδίον, πεδίου, τό plain

πόλις, πόλεως, ἡ city

ποταμός, ποταμοῦ, ὁ river

σελήνη, σελήνης, ἡ moon

χώρα, χώρας, ἡ land

τὸ ἄλσος, ἄλσεος,  grove, wood

τὸ κῦμα, κυμάτος  wave

ὁ πόντος -ου  sea

τὸ νῶτον -ου  back (also used of the sea's "back" or surface). 

ἡ ὕλη, ὕλης,  grove, wood

grove, wood

τὸ ἄλσος, ἄλσεος

wave

τὸ κῦμα, κυμάτος

sea

ὁ πόντος -ου

back (also used of the sea's "back" or surface). 

τὸ νῶτον -ου

ἡ ὕλη, ὕλης

grove, wood