διάσπαση
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διάσπασις (diáspasis, “forcible separation”) with -ση (-si) ending and semantic loan from English fission and disruption.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]διάσπαση • (diáspasi) f
- breakdown, breakup, decomposition, fission, splitting (separation of a thing into components)
- (chemistry) breakdown, decomposition (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements)
- (nuclear physics) decay
- disruption (an interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | διάσπαση (diáspasi) | διασπάσεις (diaspáseis) |
| genitive | διάσπασης (diáspasis) | διασπάσεων (diaspáseon) |
| accusative | διάσπαση (diáspasi) | διασπάσεις (diaspáseis) |
| vocative | διάσπαση (diáspasi) | διασπάσεις (diaspáseis) |
Older or formal genitive singular: διασπάσεως (diaspáseos)
Related terms
[edit]- διασπαστής f (diaspastís)
- διασπαστικός (diaspastikós)
References
[edit]- ^ διάσπαση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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