μάτι του κυκλώνα

Greek

Etymology

Literally, “eye of the cyclone”.

Noun

μάτι του κυκλώνα • (máti tou kyklóna) n

1. eye of the storm (a region of calm weather right in the middle of a storm (specifically a tropical cyclone))
2. (idiomatic) eye of the storm

   Βρέθηκα στο μάτι του κυκλώνα.

   Vréthika sto máti tou kyklóna.

   I found myself in the eye of the storm.

Declension

see: μάτι (máti)

References

• κυκλώνας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language