άλωση
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See also: Άλωση
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅλωσις (hálōsis, “capture, conquest”), from the verb ἁλίσκομαι (halískomai, “to be conquered, captured”).
Noun
άλωση • (álosi) f (plural αλώσεις)
- fall, capture
- (with capital) η Άλωση: the fall of Constantinople in 1453
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | άλωση (álosi) | αλώσεις (alóseis) |
| genitive | άλωσης (álosis) | αλώσεων (alóseon) |
| accusative | άλωση (álosi) | αλώσεις (alóseis) |
| vocative | άλωση (álosi) | αλώσεις (alóseis) |
Older or formal genitive singular: αλώσεως (alóseos)
Related terms
- αλώσιμος (alósimos, “pregnable”)
Further reading
άλωση on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
