ουσία

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía).

Pronunciation

Noun

ουσία (ousíaf (plural ουσίες)

  1. being
  2. substance
  3. meaning, sense
  4. essence

Declension

Declension of ουσία
singular plural
nominative ουσία (ousía) ουσίες (ousíes)
genitive ουσίας (ousías) ουσιών (ousión)
accusative ουσία (ousía) ουσίες (ousíes)
vocative ουσία (ousía) ουσίες (ousíes)

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