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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἕνω(σις) (hénō(sis)) + modern ending -ση (-si), the former a nominal formation from ενώνω (enóno, “to unite”). The modern sense of "association of companies or states" is a semantic loan from French union.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe.no.si/
- Hyphenation: έ‧νω‧ση
Noun
ένωση • (énosi) f (plural ενώσεις)
- uniting, joining, combining, connecting
- union, fusion, association
- Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση ― Evropaïkí Énosi ― European Union
- (chemistry) combination, compound
- sexual union
Declension
Declension of ένωση
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ένωση (énosi)
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ενώσεις (enóseis)
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| genitive
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ένωσης (énosis)
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ενώσεων (enóseon)
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| accusative
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ένωση (énosi)
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ενώσεις (enóseis)
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| vocative
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ένωση (énosi)
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ενώσεις (enóseis)
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Older or formal genitive singular: ενώσεως (enóseos)
Derived terms
- επανένωση f (epanénosi, “reunion, reunification”)
- and see: ενώνω (enóno, “unite”)
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