κοχύλι [ko hee li] / όστρακο [o stra ko]
It can either be one word (seashell) or two (sea shell)
The Greek word for sea is Thalasa and ocean is Okeanos
In the Greek, the word sea literally means sea, lake or body of water. It has no different meaning then the English.
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Thalassa.
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Yes, "seashell" is a compound word because it is made up of two words, "sea" and "shell," combined to create a new word with a specific meaning.
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Proteus is a Greek sea god who could change his shape at will. Triton is a Greek sea god and the messenger of the sea, typically depicted as a merman with a conch shell trumpet. Both are associated with the sea and marine life in Greek mythology.
The Greek word Mar means The sea!
Its οστρακόδερμα (ostracoderma) from όστρακο - shell and δερμα - skin.
The Greek word for "marble" is "μάρμαρο (marmaro)". There is also an uninhabited Greek islet in the Libyan Sea called "Μάρμαρο (Marmaro)".