έλξη
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἕλξις (hélxis), with semantic loan from English attraction.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]έλξη • (élxi) f (plural έλξεις)
- (physics) attraction, pull (an attractive force which causes motion towards the source)
- νόμος της παγκόσμιας έλξης (physics)
- nómos tis pagkósmias élxis
- law of universal gravitation
- (literally, “law of universal attraction”)
- μαγνητική έλξη ― magnitikí élxi ― magnetic attraction/pull
- traction (the act of pulling something along a surface using motive power)
- (exercise) pull-up
- attraction (the feeling of being attracted)
- attractiveness, pull (appeal, charm)
- (linguistics) attraction
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | έλξη (élxi) | έλξεις (élxeis) |
| genitive | έλξης (élxis) | έλξεων (élxeon) |
| accusative | έλξη (élxi) | έλξεις (élxeis) |
| vocative | έλξη (élxi) | έλξεις (élxeis) |
Also, older or formal genitive singlar: έλξεως (élxeos)
References
[edit]- ^ έλξη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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