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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek διάδοσις (diádosis, “distribution”), with -ση (-si) ending and semantic loan from German Verbreitung (von Gerüchten) and English spreading (of rumours) in the sense 'rumours'.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈðʝa.ðo.si/, /ˈði̯a.ðo.si/
- Hyphenation: δι‧ά‧δο‧ση
Noun
διάδοση • (diádosi) f (plural διαδόσεις)
- dissemination, spreading, transmission (of ideas, messages, news, trends, etc.)
- (physics) propagation
- (in the plural) rumours (UK), rumors (US)
Declension
Declension of διάδοση
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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διάδοση (diádosi)
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διαδόσεις (diadóseis)
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| genitive
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διάδοσης (diádosis)
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διαδόσεων (diadóseon)
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| accusative
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διάδοση (diádosi)
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διαδόσεις (diadóseis)
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| vocative
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διάδοση (diádosi)
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διαδόσεις (diadóseis)
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Older or formal genitive singular: διαδόσεως (diadóseos)
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