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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰró.ni.a/ → /ˈxro.ni.a/ → /ˈxro.ni.a/
Adjective
χρόνῐᾰ • (khrónia)
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of χρόνῐος (khrónios)
Greek
Etymology 1
Second neuter irregular plural of the masculine χρόνος m (chrónos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxro.ɲa/ - compare to χρονιά f (chroniá)
- Hyphenation: χρό‧νια
Noun
χρόνια • (chrónia) n pl (2nd plural in neuter, of the masculine noun): χρόνος (chrónos)
- days, years, time, ages
- χρόνια και ζαμάνια ― chrónia kai zamánia ― for ages
- χρόνια της ελπίδας ― chrónia tis elpídas ― years of hope
- στα χρόνια του παππού μου ― sta chrónia tou pappoú mou ― in my grandfather's time
Declension
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plural
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| nominative
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χρόνια (chrónia)
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| genitive
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| accusative
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χρόνια (chrónia)
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| vocative
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χρόνια (chrónia)
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- χρόνοι (chrónoi) (plural in masculine gender)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxro.ni.a/
- Hyphenation: χρό‧νι‧α
Adjective
χρόνια • (chrónia)
- Nominative, accusative and vocative feminine singular form of χρόνιος (chrónios).
- Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter plural form of χρόνιος (chrónios).