σύνθημα
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύνθημα (súnthēma) with semantic loan from French signal and Italian segnale in the sense 'signal', from French mot d’ordre in the sense 'watchword, motto' and from English slogan.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]σύνθημα • (sýnthima) n (plural συνθήματα)
- (security, military) watchword, password, codeword, code
- signal, cue, prompt (a sign or utterance made to indicate the start of a concerted action)
- watchword, motto (a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle)
- slogan (political or commercial)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σύνθημα (sýnthima) | συνθήματα (synthímata) |
| genitive | συνθήματος (synthímatos) | συνθημάτων (synthimáton) |
| accusative | σύνθημα (sýnthima) | συνθήματα (synthímata) |
| vocative | σύνθημα (sýnthima) | συνθήματα (synthímata) |
Derived terms
[edit]- συνθηματολογία f (synthimatología)
- συνθηματολογώ (synthimatologó)
Related terms
[edit]- συνθηματικός (synthimatikós)
References
[edit]- ^ σύνθημα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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