επικοινωνία
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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπικοινωνία (epikoinōnía, “mutual relationship”), with semantic loan from French communication.[1] The Ancient Greek word is from ἐπικοινωνός (epikoinōnós) + -ία (-ía), from ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon”) + κοινωνός (koinōnós, “companion, partner”), from κοινός (koinós, “common; shared”).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
επικοινωνία • (epikoinonía) f (plural επικοινωνίες)
- communication (between two people, machines, etc)
Declension
Declension of επικοινωνία
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | επικοινωνία • | επικοινωνίες • |
| genitive | επικοινωνίας • | επικοινωνιών • |
| accusative | επικοινωνία • | επικοινωνίες • |
| vocative | επικοινωνία • | επικοινωνίες • |
Related terms
- αλληλεπικοινωνία f (allilepikoinonía, “intercommunication”)
- επικοινωνώ (epikoinonó, “to talk, to communicate”)
References
- ^ επικοινωνία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ “επικοινωνία”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011