φίμωση
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Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Koine Greek φίμω(σις) (phímō(sis)) -ση (-si).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]φίμωση • (fímosi) f (plural φιμώσεις)
- muzzling (putting a muzzle on an animal's mouth)
- gagging (by using physical means)
- (figuratively) silencing, muzzling (without using physical means)
- (medicine) phimosis
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | φίμωση (fímosi) | φιμώσεις (fimóseis) |
genitive | φίμωσης (fímosis) | φιμώσεων (fimóseon) |
accusative | φίμωση (fímosi) | φιμώσεις (fimóseis) |
vocative | φίμωση (fímosi) | φιμώσεις (fimóseis) |
Older or formal genitive singular: φιμώσεως (fimóseos)
Synonyms
[edit]- (action): φίμωμα (fímoma)
Further reading
[edit]- φίμωση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- φίμωση on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el