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Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἀγών (agṓn) + -ισμα (-isma)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ɡɔ̌ː.niz.ma/ → /aˈɣo.niz.ma/ → /aˈɣo.niz.ma/
Noun
ἀγώνισμᾰ • (agṓnisma) n (genitive ἀγωνίσμᾰτος); third declension
- contest
- (in the plural) brave deeds done in battle
- feat
- an object to strive for
Declension
Further reading
- ἀγώνισμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀγώνισμα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- “ἀγώνισμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- achievement idem, page 8.
- case idem, page 116.
- contention idem, page 167.
- coruscation idem, page 176.
- exploit idem, page 295.
- feat idem, page 313.
- feather idem, page 313.
- masterpiece idem, page 517.
- performance idem, page 607.
- prize idem, page 642.
- record idem, page 681.