καταπόνηση
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Koine Greek καταπόνησις (katapónēsis, “oppression”) with semantic loan from French fatigue.[1] By surface analysis, καταπονη- (stem of καταπονώ (kataponó)) -ση (-si)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]καταπόνηση • (katapónisi) f (plural καταπονήσεις)
- strain (the act of straining, or the state of being strained)
- (physics, mechanics) stress
- (engineering) fatigue
- Synonym: κόπωση f (kóposi)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καταπόνηση (katapónisi) | καταπονήσεις (kataponíseis) |
| genitive | καταπόνησης (katapónisis) | καταπονήσεων (kataponíseon) |
| accusative | καταπόνηση (katapónisi) | καταπονήσεις (kataponíseis) |
| vocative | καταπόνηση (katapónisi) | καταπονήσεις (kataponíseis) |
Older or formal genitive singular: καταπονήσεως (kataponíseos)
References
[edit]- ^ καταπόνηση, 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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Μηχανική καταπόνηση on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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