ησυχία
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See also: ἡσυχία
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἡσυχία (hēsukhía).
Cognate with Mariupol Greek йих (jix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ησυχία • (isychía) f (uncountable)
- calm, peace, quiet (absence of trouble or problems)
- Θέλω να κάτσω με την ησυχία μου και να διαβάσω.
- Thélo na kátso me tin isychía mou kai na diaváso.
- I want to sit in peace and read.
- quiet, silence (absence of noise)
- Επιτέλους ησυχία τώρα που τελείωσε αυτή η παρέλαση.
- Epitélous isychía tóra pou teleíose aftí i parélasi.
- Finally, there's peace now that the parade is over.
Declension
[edit]singular | |
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nominative | ησυχία (isychía) |
genitive | ησυχίας (isychías) |
accusative | ησυχία (isychía) |
vocative | ησυχία (isychía) |
Related terms
[edit]- ησυχασμός m (isychasmós, “rest, peace”)
- ησυχαστήριο n (isychastírio, “place of retreat”)
- ησυχααστής m (isychaastís, “hermit”)
- ησυχαστικός (isychastikós, “reassuring”, adjective)
- ησυχάζω (isycházo, “to calm down”)
- ήσυχος (ísychos, “tranquil”, adjective)
Interjection
[edit]ησυχία • (isychía)
- quiet, silence, be quiet
- Ησυχία, παρακαλώ, αρχίζει η παράσταση. ― Isychía, parakaló, archízei i parástasi. ― Quiet, please, the show is starting.
Synonyms
[edit]- (calm): ηρεμία (iremía), γαλήνη (galíni)
- (quiet): σιωπή (siopí)
- (be quiet): σώπα (sópa), σκάσε (skáse) (offensive), σκασμός (skasmós) (offensive), σουτ (sout) (offensive)
Further reading
[edit]- ησυχία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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