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Greek
Etymology
Substantivised neuter of adjective ενωτικός (enotikós).
Noun
ενωτικό • (enotikó) n (plural ενωτικά)
- hyphen
Usage notes
In Modern Greek, the hyphen is used: [1]
- To separate syllables at hyphenation.
- For the preceding words —προτακτικό (protaktikó)— before names (proper nouns): αϊ- (aï-), αγια- (agia-), αγιο- (agio-), γερο- (gero-), γρια- (gria-), θεια- (theia-), κυρα- (kyra-), μαστρο- (mastro-), μπαρμπα- (barmpa-), παπα- (papa-), χατζη- (chatzi-)
- There is no hyphen for κυρ (kyr), καπετάν (kapetán), πάτερ (páter).
- To express a morphological analysis, e.g. ωτο-ρινο-λαρυγγο-λόγος for ωτορινολαρυγγολόγος (otorinolaryngológos). Similarly, for names of chemical compounds.
- To express "from-to" for space or periods.
- Το τρένο κάνει διαδρομή Αθήνα-Θεσσαλονίκη. ― To tréno kánei diadromí Athína-Thessaloníki. ― The train is for the rout Athens-Salonica.
- ιστορική περίοδος 1700-1800. ― istorikí períodos 1700-1800. ― historic period 1700-1800.
- For double names or surnames.
- Spuriously, but frequently for polylectic, multi-word terms e.g. πόλη-κράτος for πόλη κράτος (póli krátos, “city-sate”).
- A hyphen is not used for repetitions e.g. intensifying repetitions like ίσα ίσα (ísa ísa).
- A hyphen is not retained when transcribing foreign loanwords with hyphens.
Declension
Declension of ενωτικό
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ενωτικό (enotikó)
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ενωτικά (enotiká)
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| genitive
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ενωτικού (enotikoú)
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ενωτικών (enotikón)
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| accusative
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ενωτικό (enotikó)
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ενωτικά (enotiká)
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| vocative
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ενωτικό (enotikó)
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ενωτικά (enotiká)
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- ενωτικός (enotikós, “uniting”, adjective)
See also
- see also: Greek Punctuation and Greek alphabet (Diacritics)
Adjective
ενωτικό • (enotikó)
- accusative masculine singular of ενωτικός (enotikós)
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of ενωτικός (enotikós)
References
- ^ Papanastasiou, Giorgos (2008) Νεοελληνική ορθογραφία: ιστορία, θεωρία, εφαρμογή [Neoellinikí orthografía: istoría, theoría, efarmogí, Modern Greek spelling: History, theory, practice] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Aristotle University, Institute of Modern Greek studies (Manolis Triandaphyllidis Foundation), →ISBN chapter 13.2. «Ενωτικό» pp. 469‑471.