“”χαίρετε” (chaírete) nebo “χαίρετε καί καλώς ήρθατε” (chaírete kaí kalós írthate) znamená “vítejte” nebo “buďte zdrávi”

 

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χαῖρε.

 

Verb

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χαίρε • (chaíre)

 

2nd person singular imperfective imperative form of χαίρω (chaíro).: (literally: “rejoice, be glad”)

(formal, archaic) be happy, be glad (used in set phrases)

Derived terms

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Expressions:

 

Χαίρε Μαρία (Chaíre María, “Hail Mary, Ave Maria”)

χαίρε Καίσαρ (chaíre Kaísar, “Hail Caesar”)

χαίρε Κεχαριτωμένη (chaíre Kecharitoméni, “Hail (Mary) full of grace”)

χαίρε βάθος αμέτρητον (chaíre váthos amétriton, “literally: hail uncountable, unfathomable depth”) (of vague and confusing situations)

Related terms

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χαίρετε (chaírete, “hello; goodbye”) (the plural or polite plural form of χαίρε)

and see: χαίρω (chaíro, “rejoice”)

Etymology 2

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Substantivized singular imperative χαίρε as indeclinable neutral noun.

 

Noun

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χαίρε • (chaíre) n (indeclinable)

 

the last farewell (of an obituary speech) in expression:

το ύστατο χαίρε (to ýstato chaíre

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