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γνώση

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, inquiry; knowing, understanding; knowledge).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣno.si/
  • Hyphenation: γνώ‧ση

Noun

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γνώση (gnósif (plural γνώσεις)

  1. knowledge, scholarship (knowing; understanding)
  2. prudence, circumspection (only in the singular)

Declension

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Declension of γνώση
singular plural
nominative γνώση (gnósi) γνώσεις (gnóseis)
genitive γνώσης (gnósis) γνώσεων (gnóseon)
accusative γνώση (gnósi) γνώσεις (gnóseis)
vocative γνώση (gnósi) γνώσεις (gnóseis)

Also, older or formal genitive singlar: γνώσεως (gnóseos)

Derived terms

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  • πεδίο γνώσης n (pedío gnósis, field of knowledge)
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See also

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Further reading

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Pontic Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis).

Noun

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γνώση (gnósif

  1. knowledge
  2. reason, mind, intelligence

Descendants

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  • Laz: ნოსი (nosi), ღნოსი (ğnosi)

References

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  • Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1958–1961) “γνώση”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), Athens: Myrtidis, pages 234–235