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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “bulk, volume; tumor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoŋ.ɡos/
- Hyphenation: ό‧γκος
- Οld Hyphenation: όγ‧κος
Noun
όγκος • (ógkos) m (plural όγκοι)
- bulk, volume, mass, heap, weight
- tumor
Declension
Synonyms
- (volume): χωρητικότητα f (choritikótita, “capacity, volume”)
- διογκώνω (diogkóno) & related
- εξογκώνω (exogkóno) & related
- ογκόλιθος m (ogkólithos, “boulder, large stone”)
- ογκολογία f (ogkología, “oncology”)
- ογκολόγος m or f (ogkológos, “oncologist”)
- ογκομέτρηση f (ogkométrisi, “titration”)
- ογκομετρία f (ogkometría, “volumetrics”)
- ογκομετρικός (ogkometrikós, “volumetric”, adjective)
- ογκόμετρο n (ogkómetro, “volumeter”)
- ογκούμαι (ogkoúmai)
- ογκώδης (ogkódis, “bulky”, adjective)
- υπέρογκος (ypérogkos, “huge”)
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