Χαβάη

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from English Hawaii.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈva.i/
• Hyphenation: Χα‧βά‧η

Proper noun

Χαβάη • (Chavái) f sg

1. Hawaii (a state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean)
2. (more specifically) Hawaii (the largest island in the island chain)

Declension

	singular
nominative	Χαβάη (Chavái)
genitive	Χαβάης (Chaváis)
accusative	Χαβάη (Chavái)
vocative	Χαβάη (Chavái)

Derived terms

• Χαβανέζος m (Chavanézos, “male Hawaiian”)
• Χαβανέζα f (Chavanéza, “female Hawaiian”)
• Χαβανέζικος (Chavanézikos, adjective)

Further reading

• Χαβάη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el