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Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀνακάλυψις f (anakálupsis, “revelation”) with ending -σις (-sis) > modern suffix -ση (-si), from ἀνακαλύπτω (anakalúptō) < ἀνά (aná, “above, through”) + καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover, to conceal”).[1] See ανα- (ana-) + κάλυψη (kálypsi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.naˈka.li.psi/
- Hyphenation: α‧να‧κά‧λυ‧ψη
Noun
ανακάλυψη • (anakálypsi) f (plural ανακαλύψεις)
- discovery, find (the process of discovery and the thing discovered)
Declension
Coordinate terms
- and see: καλύπτω (kalýpto, “I cover”)
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