ένωση
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἕνω(σις) (hénō(sis)) + modern ending -ση (-si), the former a nominal formation from ενώνω (enóno, “to unite”). The modern sense of "association of companies or states" is a semantic loan from French union.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ένωση • (énosi) f (plural ενώσεις)
- uniting, joining, combining, connecting
- union, fusion, association
- Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση ― Evropaïkí Énosi ― European Union
- (chemistry) combination, compound
- sexual union
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ένωση (énosi) | ενώσεις (enóseis) |
| genitive | ένωσης (énosis) | ενώσεων (enóseon) |
| accusative | ένωση (énosi) | ενώσεις (enóseis) |
| vocative | ένωση (énosi) | ενώσεις (enóseis) |
Older or formal genitive singular: ενώσεως (enóseos)
Derived terms
[edit]- οργανική ένωση f (organikí énosi, “organic compound”)
- Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση f (Evropaïkí Énosi, “European Union”)
Related terms
[edit]- επανένωση f (epanénosi, “reunion, reunification”)
- and see: ενώνω (enóno, “unite”)
References
[edit]- ^ ένωση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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