τιμή

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From τῑ́ω (tī́ō), equivalent to Proto-Indo-European *kʷi-meh₂-, from *kʷey- (value, honor).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τῑμή (tīmḗf (genitive τῑμῆς); first declension

  1. honor, worship, esteem
  2. high office, dignity
  3. gift, offering
  4. worth, value
  5. (by extension) price

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τῑμή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1485

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τιμή (timḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiˈmi/
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  • Hyphenation: τι‧μή

Noun

τιμή (timíf (plural τιμές)

  1. (economics, finance) price, value (of something, asset, fare, etc)
    Synonyms: τίμημα (tímima), αξία (axía), αντίτιμο (antítimo)
    Η προτεινόμενη λιανική τιμή είναι 19,50€.I proteinómeni lianikí timí eínai 19,50€.The suggested retail price is €19.50.
  2. (economics, finance) quotation
  3. honour, virtue, reputation
  4. faithfulness, virginity, fidelity
  5. pride, credit
  6. (mathematics, computing) value of a variable
  7. (physics) coefficient

Declension

Declension of τιμή
singular plural
nominative τιμή (timí) τιμές (timés)
genitive τιμής (timís) τιμών (timón)
accusative τιμή (timí) τιμές (timés)
vocative τιμή (timí) τιμές (timés)

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