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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῦρος (kûros, “authority, validity”), semantic loan from French autorité.
Pronunciation
Noun
κύρος • (kýros) n (uncountable)
- influence due to authority
- Synonym: επιρροή f (epirroḯ)
- prestige, good reputation
- Synonym: πρεστίζ n (prestíz)
- reliability, validity
- δίχως επιστημονικό κύρος ― díchos epistimonikó kýros ― without scientific validity
Declension
Declension of κύρος
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singular
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| nominative
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κύρος (kýros)
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| genitive
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κύρους (kýrous)
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| accusative
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κύρος (kýros)
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| vocative
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κύρος (kýros)
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