φάση
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learnedly from Ancient Greek φᾰ́σῐς (phásis, “appearance”), with semantic loan from English phase for the non-astronomical senses.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]φάση • (fási) f (plural φάσεις)
- phase, stage (a distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time)
- (sports) phase (period of play)
- (electrical engineering) phase
- (physics, mechanics) phase
- (chemistry) phase
- (astronomy) phase
- οι φάσεις της Σελήνης ― oi fáseis tis Selínis ― the phases of the Moon
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | φάση (fási) | φάσεις (fáseis) |
| genitive | φάσης (fásis) | φάσεων (fáseon) |
| accusative | φάση (fási) | φάσεις (fáseis) |
| vocative | φάση (fási) | φάσεις (fáseis) |
Also, older or formal genitive singlar: φάσεως (fáseos)
Derived terms
[edit]- σεληνιακή φάση f (seliniakí fási, “lunar phase”)
References
[edit]- ^ φάση, 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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φάση on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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