ποσότητα

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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 (posótitaf (plural ποσότητες)

  1. 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
singular plural
nominative ποσότητα (posótita) ποσότητες (posótites)
genitive ποσότητας (posótitas) ποσοτήτων (posotíton)
accusative ποσότητα (posótita) ποσότητες (posótites)
vocative ποσότητα (posótita) ποσότητες (posótites)

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