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φόντο

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Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian fondo.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fonˈdo/, /foˈⁿdo/
  • Hyphenation: φό‧ντο

Noun

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φόντο (fónton (plural φόντα)

  1. background (a part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject)
  2. (by extension) background (information relevant to the current situation about past events; history)

Declension

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Declension of φόντο
singular plural
nominative φόντο (fónto) φόντα (fónta)
genitive φόντου (fóntou) φόντων (fónton)
accusative φόντο (fónto) φόντα (fónta)
vocative φόντο (fónto) φόντα (fónta)

References

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  1. ^ φόντο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language