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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek κόπωσις (kópōsis), with -ση (-si) suffix.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈko.po.si/
- Hyphenation: κό‧πω‧ση
Noun
κόπωση • (kóposi) f
- fatigue, weariness (exhaustion, tiredness)
- Synonym: κούραση f (koúrasi)
- (engineering) fatigue (weakening and eventual failure of material)
- Near-synonym: καταπόνηση f (katapónisi)
- κόπωση των μετάλλων ― kóposi ton metállon ― metal fatigue
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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κόπωση (kóposi)
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κοπώσεις (kopóseis)
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| genitive
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κόπωσης (kóposis)
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κοπώσεων (kopóseon)
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| accusative
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κόπωση (kóposi)
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κοπώσεις (kopóseis)
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| vocative
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κόπωση (kóposi)
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κοπώσεις (kopóseis)
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Older or formal genitive singular: κοπώσεως (kopóseos)
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