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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From σημαίνω (sēmaínō, “to signal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛː.ma.sí.aː/ → /si.maˈsi.a/ → /si.maˈsi.a/
Noun
σημᾰσῐ́ᾱ • (sēmasíā) f (genitive σημᾰσῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- the giving of a signal or command
- indication, designation
- (frequently in grammar) meaning, signification
- the title of a work by Chrysippus
- (music) notation
- the decisive appearance of a disease
- a mark
- of the Nile-flood
- address of a correspondent
- (in the phrase βασιλικὴ σημασία) a royal insigne or appearance
Declension
Descendants
References
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σημασία (sēmasía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /simaˈsia/
- Hyphenation: ση‧μα‧σί‧α
Noun
σημασία • (simasía) f (plural σημασίες)
- (lexicography) meaning, sense (single conventional use of a word)
Tο ρήμα «τρέχω» έχει πολλές σημασίες.- To ríma «trécho» échei pollés simasíes.
- The verb “trécho” has many meanings.
- κυριολεκτική σημασία ― kyriolektikí simasía ― literal sense
- μεταφορική σημασία ― metaforikí simasía ― figurative sense
- significance, importance, consequence (extent to which something matters)
- έχει σημασία ― échei simasía ― it matters
- άνευ σημασίας ― ánef simasías ― unimportant, meaningless
Declension
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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σημασία (simasía)
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σημασίες (simasíes)
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genitive
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σημασίας (simasías)
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σημασιών (simasión)
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accusative
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σημασία (simasía)
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σημασίες (simasíes)
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vocative
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σημασία (simasía)
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σημασίες (simasíes)
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- δίνω σημασία (díno simasía, “to pay attention, to take heed”) (literally: "to give significance")
- σημαίνω (simaíno, “to mean, to signify”)
- σημαντικός (simantikós, “important, meaningful”)
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