ζήτηση

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited or learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ζήτησις (zḗtēsis), with -ση (-si) ending.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ζήτηση • (zítisi) f (plural ζητήσεις)

  1. demand (the desire to purchase goods and services)
  2. (economics) demand (the amount of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at a particular price)
    ο νόμος της προσφοράς και της ζήτησης
    o nómos tis prosforás kai tis zítisis
    the law of supply and demand
  3. (rare) demand (requirement)
    σε πρώτη ζήτηση ― se próti zítisi ― on demand (literally, “on first demand”)

Declension

singular plural
nominative ζήτηση (zítisi) ζητήσεις (zitíseis)
genitive ζήτησης (zítisis) ζητήσεων (zitíseon)
accusative ζήτηση (zítisi) ζητήσεις (zitíseis)
vocative ζήτηση (zítisi) ζητήσεις (zitíseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: ζητήσεως (zitíseos)

References

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

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