μέθοδος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From μετ᾽ (transcending, encompassing, median) +‎ ὁδός (hodós, road, way, path), literally the transcending path.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μέθοδος (méthodosf (genitive μεθόδου); second declension

  1. following after, pursuit
  2. pursuit of knowledge, investigation, inquiry; hence, treatise
    1. mode of prosecuting such inquiry, method, system, plan
    2. doctrine
    3. “methodic” medicine
    4. (rhetoric) means
      1. means of recognizing
      2. mode of treating the subject-matter
  3. trick, ruse, stratagem

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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Greek

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Etymology

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From the Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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μέθοδος (méthodosf (plural μέθοδοι)

  1. method, system
    αναλυτική μέθοδοςanalytikí méthodosanalytical method
  2. fashion

Declension

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singular plural
nominative μέθοδος (méthodos) μέθοδοι (méthodoi)
genitive μεθόδου (methódou) μεθόδων (methódon)
accusative μέθοδο (méthodo) μεθόδους (methódous)
vocative μέθοδε (méthode)
μέθοδο (méthodo)
μέθοδοι (méthodoi)

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