τομέας
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τομεύς (tomeús, “one that cuts”) + accusative case ending -έα (-éa), from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”), with semantic loan from French secteur.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]τομέας • (toméas) m (plural τομείς)
- area, district (of town)
- (geometry) sector (of circle)
- field, area (of interest, knowledge)
- incisor (tooth)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τομέας (toméas) | τομείς (tomeís) |
| genitive | τομέα (toméa) | τομέων (toméon) |
| accusative | τομέα (toméa) | τομείς (tomeís) |
| vocative | τομέα (toméa) | τομείς (tomeís) |
the genitive singular τομέως is also found
References
[edit]- ^ τομέας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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- Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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