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κατανόηση

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κατανόη(σις) (katanóē(sis), observation) + -ση (-si), from κατανοέω (katanoéō) +‎ -σις (-sis), with semantic loan from French compréhension, entendement, as well as semantic loan from English understanding.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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κατανόηση (katanóisif (plural κατανόησεις)

  1. comprehension, understanding

Declension

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Declension of κατανόηση
singular plural
nominative κατανόηση (katanóisi) κατανοήσεις (katanoḯseis)
genitive κατανόησης (katanóisis) κατανοήσεων (katanoḯseon)
accusative κατανόηση (katanóisi) κατανοήσεις (katanoḯseis)
vocative κατανόηση (katanóisi) κατανοήσεις (katanoḯseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: κατανοήσεως (katanoḯseos)

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References

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

Further reading

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