αίθουσα

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αἴθουσα (aíthousa, “hall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.θu.sa/

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• Hyphenation: αί‧θου‧σα

Noun

αίθουσα • (aíthousa) f (plural αίθουσες)

1. room, chamber, hall, auditorium (generally large and public)

Declension

Declension of αίθουσα

	singular	plural
nominative	αίθουσα (aíthousa)	αίθουσες (aíthouses)
genitive	αίθουσας (aíthousas)	αιθουσών (aithousón)
accusative	αίθουσα (aíthousa)	αίθουσες (aíthouses)
vocative	αίθουσα (aíthousa)	αίθουσες (aíthouses)

Synonyms

• δωμάτιο n (domátio)

Derived terms

• αιθουσάρχης m (aithousárchis, “cinema owner”)
• αίθουσα αναμονής f (aíthousa anamonís, “waiting room”)
• αίθουσα διαλέξεων f (aíthousa dialéxeon, “lecture hall”)
• αίθουσα συνεδριάσεων f (aíthousa synedriáseon, “conference hall, meeting room”)
• κινηματογραφική αίθουσα f (kinimatografikí aíthousa, “cinema, movie theatre”)

See also

• αίθριο n (aíthrio, “atrium”)
• περιμένω (periméno, “to wait”)

Further reading

• αίθουσα - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
• αίθουσα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language