αυτοάμυνα
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Greek
Etymology
αυτο- (afto-) + άμυνα (ámyna), a calque of English self-defence
Noun
αυτοάμυνα • (aftoámyna) f (plural αυτοάμυνες)
- self-defence (UK), self-defense (US)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αυτοάμυνα (aftoámyna) | αυτοάμυνες (aftoámynes) |
| genitive | αυτοάμυνας (aftoámynas) αυτοαμύνης (aftoamýnis) |
αυτοαμυνών (aftoamynón) |
| accusative | αυτοάμυνα (aftoámyna) | αυτοάμυνες (aftoámynes) |
| vocative | αυτοάμυνα (aftoámyna) | αυτοάμυνες (aftoámynes) |
Some sources state that plural forms are ungrammatical
Further reading
Άμυνα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- “αυτοάμυνα”, in Platform to search dictionaries of modern and medieval Greek at the Centre for the Greek language
