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Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe.ða.fos/
- Hyphenation: έ‧δα‧φος
Noun
έδαφος • (édafos) n (plural εδάφη)
- ground
- κερδίζω έδαφος ― kerdízo édafos ― Ι gain ground
- χάνω έδαφος ― cháno édafos ― Ι lose ground
Ξάπλωσε στο έδαφος.- Xáplose sto édafos.
- He lay down on the ground.
- soil, land, earth
- Το έδαφος εδώ ήταν κάποτε γόνιμο. ― To édafos edó ítan kápote gónimo. ― The soil was once fertile here.
- territory, soil
- Βρεθήκαμε πάλι σε ελληνικό έδαφος. ― Vrethíkame páli se ellinikó édafos. ― We were back on Greek soil.
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Further reading
- έδαφος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.