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Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek διάρκεια (diárkeia), from διαρκής (diarkḗs). For the modern sense of "duration", semantic loan from French durée.
Noun
διάρκεια • (diárkeia) f (uncountable)
- (time): duration, length
Το τεστ έχει διάρκεια δύο ώρες.- To test échei diárkeia dýo óres.
- The test has a duration of two hours.
Declension
διάρκεια
| case \ number
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singular
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| nominative
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διάρκεια •
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| genitive
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διάρκειας •
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| accusative
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διάρκεια •
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| vocative
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διάρκεια •
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| Alternative genitive = διαρκείας
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Derived terms
- see: διαρκώ (diarkó, “to endure”)