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σύμβαση

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύμβασις (súmbasis) with -ση (-si) ending and semantic loan from French convention.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsiɱ.va.si/
  • Hyphenation: σύμ‧βα‧ση

Noun

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σύμβαση (sýmvasif (plural συμβάσεις)

  1. agreement, contract (legally binding pact between two or more parties)
    Synonym: συνθήκη f (synthíki)
    1. (international law) convention
      Συμβάσεις της ΓενεύηςSymváseis tis GenévisGeneva Conventions
  2. (usually in the plural) convention (a practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom)

Declension

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Declension of σύμβαση
singular plural
nominative σύμβαση (sýmvasi) συμβάσεις (symváseis)
genitive σύμβασης (sýmvasis) συμβάσεων (symváseon)
accusative σύμβαση (sýmvasi) συμβάσεις (symváseis)
vocative σύμβαση (sýmvasi) συμβάσεις (symváseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: συμβάσεως (symváseos)

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References

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  1. ^ σύμβαση, 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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