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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ποσότης (posótēs), equivalent to πόσος (pósos, “how much”) + -ότητα (-ótita, “-ity, -ness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poˈso.ti.ta/
- Hyphenation: πο‧σό‧τη‧τα
Noun
ποσότητα • (posótita) f (plural ποσότητες)
- quantity, amount
Μία σχετικά μικρή ποσότητα πετρελαίου, 10.000 λίτρα, χύθηκε στη θάλασσα.- Mía schetiká mikrí posótita petrelaíou, 10.000 lítra, chýthike sti thálassa.
- A relatively small quantity of oil, 10,000 litres, ended up in the sea.
Declension
Declension of ποσότητα
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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ποσότητα (posótita)
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ποσότητες (posótites)
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genitive
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ποσότητας (posótitas)
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ποσοτήτων (posotíton)
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accusative
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ποσότητα (posótita)
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ποσότητες (posótites)
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vocative
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ποσότητα (posótita)
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ποσότητες (posótites)
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- πόσο (póso, “how much”, “how many”)
- ποσοτικός (posotikós, “quantitative”)
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