διατήρηση
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Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Koine Greek διατήρησις (diatḗrēsis).[1] By surface analysis, διατήρη- (stem of διατηρώ (diatiró)) + -ση (-si).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]διατήρηση • (diatírisi) f
- retention
- conservation, maintenance, preservation (the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state)
- διατήρηση της ειρήνης ― diatírisi tis eirínis ― peacekeeping
- (physics) conservation (lack of change in a measurable property of an isolated physical system)
- διατήρηση της ενέργειας ― diatírisi tis enérgeias ― conservation of energy
- διατήρηση της μάζας ― diatírisi tis mázas ― conservation of mass
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | διατήρηση (diatírisi) | διατηρήσεις (diatiríseis) |
genitive | διατήρησης (diatírisis) | διατηρήσεων (diatiríseon) |
accusative | διατήρηση (diatírisi) | διατηρήσεις (diatiríseis) |
vocative | διατήρηση (diatírisi) | διατηρήσεις (diatiríseis) |
Older or formal genitive singular: διατηρήσεως (diatiríseos)
References
[edit]- ^ διατήρηση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language