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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐγρήγορσις (egrḗgorsis) with -ση (-si) ending and semantic loan from French vigilance.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈɣɾi.ɣoɾ.si/
- Hyphenation: ε‧γρή‧γορ‧ση
Noun
εγρήγορση • (egrígorsi) f
- alertness, vigilance, wakefulness
- εν εγρηγόρσει (archaism) ― en egrigórsei ― on the alert
Declension
Older or formal genitive singular: εγρηγόρσεως (egrigórseos)
Archaic dative singular (in set phrases): εγρηγόρσει
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