Greek Word Gallery
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o-eheu:Voltorb - ElectrodeGeneric Epithet: Ceraunosphaera (“thunderbolt-ball”)“κεραυνός,κεραυνοῦ ” –
classicsenthusiast:Not a commonly used word, but then, snow isn’t exactly common in Greece to begin
Anthrax Fun facts: *The word Anthrax came from the Greek term anthrakos meaning coal. *Bacillus Anth
AENEA Taking their name from the ancient Greek word for‘praise’, Viennese fine jewellers Aenea creat
wordsmithic:Studying in AthensI love this! @wordsmithic has made moodboards for more Greek areas and
life-of-a-latin-student:*talk dirty to me trumpet solo playing in the back*~~~Graece:Ξέρξηςβόα νυν ἀ
oscarisaaic-archive:Harry Potter + Greek words for Love
gemsofgreece:LONG LUNCHES AND LEONARD COHEN: HYDRA, GREECE Words by CONTRIBUTOR : DOLLY ALDERTON Ph
thoodleoo:i never want to know the context of this word because it will inevitably not be as good as
alexalfurinn:classicsenthusiast:Pass the hals.Fun fact: ἅλς is the only ancient Greek word with a la
My second illustration for The Spear, the Silver Tear and the First Word has been added on the blog!
thoodleoo:i love that greek has a word for people like me
365/185 - Modern Day Cynocephali I on Flickr. Via Flickr: Cynocephali, is the Greek word meaning, Do
o-eheu:Onix - SteelixGeneric Epithet: Lithophis (“stone-snake”)“λίθος, λίθου ” - stone + “ὄφις, ὄφεω
#DidYouKnowThat When translated from Greek, ‘autos’ = SELF + “nomos’ = LAW o
via-appia:Gold and pearl earring. Known as crotalia (from the Greek word for rattle or castanets) be
The next part of Tony Camehl’s ’The Spear, the Silver Tear and the First Word’ has
Another great example how the Swedish language deals with loan words with a »ph« from Ancient Greek.
archatlas: Phōtosgraphé Lucea Spinelli The word “photography” originates from Greek roots φωτός (p
Once again: Swedish can be very easy.The English word »philosophy« has it’s roots in the Greek
victoriousvocabulary:OPSIMATHIPHOBIA[noun]the fear of learning something too late.Etymology: derived
stickfiguregods:My 8th graders trying hard to remedy a English worksheet’s sad attempt at Latin.Well
thoodleoo:i was looking for pretty greek words about gold and instead i found this ridiculously long
o-eheu:Krabby - KinglerGeneric Epithet: Antirrhopochela (“counterpoising-claw”)“ἀντίρροπος, ἀντίρροπ
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