επιφάνεια

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιφάνεια (epipháneia) with semantic loan from French superficie and surface.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.piˈfa.ni.a/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧φά‧νει‧α

Noun

επιφάνεια • (epifáneia) f (plural επιφάνειες)

  1. surface (the overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid)
  2. surface (the outside hull of a tangible object)
  3. (figuratively) surface (outward or external appearance)

Declension

Declension of επιφάνεια
singular plural
nominative επιφάνειαα • επιφάνειαες •
genitive επιφάνειαας • επιφάνειών •
accusative επιφάνειαα • επιφάνειαες •
vocative επιφάνειαα • επιφάνειαες •

Derived terms

References

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

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