δυνατότητα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly from δυνατός (dynatós) +‎ -ότητα (-ótita), a calque of French possibilité.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ði.naˈto.ti.ta/
  • Hyphenation: δυ‧να‧τό‧τη‧τα

Noun

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δυνατότητα • (dynatótita) f (plural δυνατότητες)

  1. possibility (the quality of being possible)
    Synonym: πιθανότητα f (pithanótita)
  2. potential (a currently unrealized ability)
  3. possibility (an option or choice, usually used in context with future events)
  4. (in the plural) means, wherewithal (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose; ability required to accomplish some task)

Declension

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singular plural
nominative δυνατότητα (dynatótita) δυνατότητες (dynatótites)
genitive δυνατότητας (dynatótitas) δυνατοτήτων (dynatotíton)
accusative δυνατότητα (dynatótita) δυνατότητες (dynatótites)
vocative δυνατότητα (dynatótita) δυνατότητες (dynatótites)
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References

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  1. ^ δυνατότητα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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