κίνητρο

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κῑ́νητρον (kī́nētron, “stick for stirring”), or else coined independently in modern Greek as κινώ (kinó) +‎ -τρο (-tro).

Pronunciation

Noun

κίνητρο • (kínitro) n (plural κίνητρα)

  1. (psychology) motivation
  2. incentive
    Antonym: αντικίνητρο (antikínitro)

Declension

Declension of κίνητρο
singular plural
nominative κίνητρο • κίνητρα •
genitive κινήτρου •,  κίνητρου • κινήτρων •
accusative κίνητρο • κίνητρα •
vocative κίνητρο • κίνητρα •
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