εμμονή
See also: έμμονη
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐμμονή (emmonḗ, “abidance, continuance”), with adaptation of meaning to εμμένω (emméno).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]εμμονή • (emmoní) f (plural εμμονές)
- adherence (faithful support for some cause)
- persistence, adamance
- fixation, obsession
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | εμμονή (emmoní) | εμμονές (emmonés) |
| genitive | εμμονής (emmonís) | εμμονών (emmonón) |
| accusative | εμμονή (emmoní) | εμμονές (emmonés) |
| vocative | εμμονή (emmoní) | εμμονές (emmonés) |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ εμμονή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language