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How to say "blood" in Greek

"Blood" in Greek is αίμα (ema), pronounced E-ma (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a neuter noun (το αίμα, plural τα αίματα).

Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals; Greek marks that syllable with an accent in writing too. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Greek voice. Gender and plural: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

How to pronounce αίμα

Αίμα is pronounced E-ma, in IPA /ˈe.ma/. The stress falls on E, the syllable in capitals. Greek shows this in writing: the accent mark sits on the stressed vowel.

• Αι is e as in "met".

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Is αίμα masculine, feminine or neuter?

Αίμα is neuter, so it takes the article το: το αίμα. The plural is τα αίματα. That fits the pattern: nouns ending in -μα are neuter.

Example sentences

Το αίμα είναι κόκκινο.
The blood is red.

αίμα στο χέρι
blood on the hand

Δίνω αίμα κάθε χρόνο.
I give blood every year.

"Blood" in Greek: everyday use and word roots

English hemo- and haemo- come from the ancient form αἷμα.

Regional words and roots: Wiktionary and the Liddell–Scott Greek lexicon. Greek varies by region, so treat these as the most common patterns, not strict rules.

How to remember αίμα

αίμα [E-ma] sounds like the English “aim-a”. Picture this:

An archer takes aim, but the arrow strikes his arm and blood drips down onto the ground.

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Practice αίμα

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