οικουμένη

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οικουμένη (oikouménē).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.kuˈme.ni/
  • Hyphenation: οι‧κου‧μέ‧νη

Noun

οικουμένη (oikouménif

  1. (uncountable) world, ecumene (the whole inhabited Earth)
    Synonym: κόσμος m (kósmos)

Declension

References

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