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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συμμορία (summoría, “symmoria”), with semantic loan from French bande in the sense 'gang, band'.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.moˈɾi.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: συμ‧μο‧ρί‧α
Noun
συμμορία • (symmoría) f (plural συμμορίες)
- gang, band (group of criminals)
- συμμορία ληστών ― symmoría listón ― gang of robbers/thieves
- συμμορία κλεφτών ― symmoría kleftón ― gang of thieves, band of thieves
- gang, crew, bunch (group of friends or associates)
- (Ancient Greece) symmoria (group of wealthy citizens in Classical Athens assessed together for the purposes of taxation)
Declension
Declension of συμμορία
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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συμμορία (symmoría)
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συμμορίες (symmoríes)
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genitive
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συμμορίας (symmorías)
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συμμοριών (symmorión)
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accusative
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συμμορία (symmoría)
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συμμορίες (symmoríes)
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vocative
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συμμορία (symmoría)
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συμμορίες (symmoríes)
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