έθιμο

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔθιμον (éthimon, usage) (plural ἔθιμα (éthima, customs)), neuter of ἔθιμος (éthimos), from ἔθω (éthō) +‎ -ιμος (-imos), with semantic loan from French coutume.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

έθιμο (éthimon (plural έθιμα)

  1. custom, tradition
    Αν επιθυμείτε να αλλάξετε το έθιμο αυτό, μπορείτε βέβαια να το αλλάξετε, αλλά, σας παρακαλώ, μην λέτε πράγματα τα οποία είναι εντελώς λανθασμένα.
    An epithymeíte na alláxete to éthimo aftó, boreíte vévaia na to alláxete, allá, sas parakaló, min léte prágmata ta opoía eínai entelós lanthasména.
    If you want to change this custom, you can certainly change it, but please do not say things here which are completely false.

Declension

Declension of έθιμο
singular plural
nominative έθιμο (éthimo) έθιμα (éthima)
genitive εθίμου (ethímou)
έθιμου (éthimou)
εθίμων (ethímon)
accusative έθιμο (éthimo) έθιμα (éthima)
vocative έθιμο (éthimo) έθιμα (éthima)

Also έθιμου for genitive singular.

References

  1. ^ έθιμο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language