διαφάνεια

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διαφάνεια (diapháneia) with semantic loan from French transparence.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði̯aˈfa.ni.a/, /ðʝaˈfa.ni.a/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧α‧φά‧νει‧α

Noun

διαφάνεια • (diafáneia) f (plural διαφάνειες)

  1. transparency (the quality of being transparent)
  2. transparency (openness; accessibility to scrutiny)
  3. slide, transparency (a transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen)

Declension

Declension of διαφάνεια
singular plural
nominative διαφάνεια (diafáneia) διαφάνειες (diafáneies)
genitive διαφάνειας (diafáneias) διαφανειών (diafaneión)
accusative διαφάνεια (diafáneia) διαφάνειες (diafáneies)
vocative διαφάνεια (diafáneia) διαφάνειες (diafáneies)

References

  1. ^ διαφάνεια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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