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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀναμονή (anamonḗ), derived from Ancient Greek ἀναμένω (anaménō, “to wait”). Can be synchronically analyzed as ανα- (ana-, “re-, above”) + μένω (méno, “to stay”).
Noun
αναμονή • (anamoní) f (plural αναμονές)
- wait
- η πολύωρη αναμονή στο αεροδρόμιο ― i polýori anamoní sto aerodrómio ― the long wait at the airport
- waiting, expectation
- λίστα αναμονής ― lísta anamonís ― waiting list
- that part of a reinforced concrete column with its steel reinforcement protrude on a building's roof
- (in the plural) sleep, hibernation (of a computer in an incomplete state of closure)
Declension
- αίθουσα αναμονής f (aíthousa anamonís, “waiting room”)
- λίστα αναμονής f (lísta anamonís, “waiting list”)