εκούσιος

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἑκούσιος (hekoúsios).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈku.si.os/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧κού‧σι‧ος

Adjective

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εκούσιος (ekoúsiosm (feminine εκούσια, neuter εκούσιο)

  1. voluntary (done, given, or acting of one's own free will)
    Synonyms: εθελοντικός (ethelontikós), εθελούσιος (etheloúsios), οικειοθελής (oikeiothelís)
    Antonym: ακούσιος (akoúsios)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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