κόλαση

See also: Κόλαση

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek κόλαση (kólasē), form of κόλασις, from Ancient Greek κόλασις (kólasis, “chastisement, correction”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈko.la.si/
  • Hyphenation: κό‧λα‧ση

Noun

κόλαση • (kólasi) f (plural κολάσεις)

  1. hell, inferno, a place of anguish and suffering
    Antonym: παράδεισος (parádeisos)

Declension
declension of κόλαση
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κόλαση • κολάσεις •
genitive κόλασης • κολάσεων •
accusative κόλαση • κολάσεις •
vocative κόλαση • κολάσεις •
Older or formal genitive singular: κολάσεως •
Usually in the singular.

References
  1. κόλαση - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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