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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τά(σις) (tá(sis), “stretching, tension”) + -ση (-si). The sense ‘voltage, potential difference’ is a semantic loan from French tension.[1] See τείνω (teíno).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈta.si/
- Hyphenation: τά‧ση
Noun
τάση • (tási) f (plural τάσεις)
- (electricity, physics) voltage, potential difference
- Synonym: διαφορά δυναμικού f (diaforá dynamikoú, “potential difference”)
- tension, stretching
- trend, inclination, tendency
Declension
Declension of τάση
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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τάση (tási)
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τάσεις (táseis)
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| genitive
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τάσης (tásis)
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τάσεων (táseon)
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| accusative
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τάση (tási)
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τάσεις (táseis)
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| vocative
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τάση (tási)
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τάσεις (táseis)
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Also, older or formal genitive singlar: τάσεως (táseos)
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