δύση
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δύσις (dúsis).
Pronunciation
Noun
δύση • (dýsi) f (plural δύσεις)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | δύση (dýsi) | δύσεις (dýseis) |
| genitive | δύσης (dýsis) | δύσεων (dýseon) |
| accusative | δύση (dýsi) | δύσεις (dýseis) |
| vocative | δύση (dýsi) | δύσεις (dýseis) |
Also, older or formal genitive singlar: δύσεως (dýseos)
Antonyms
- ανατολή f (anatolí, “east”)
Coordinate terms
- μούχρωμα (moúchroma, “dusk, end of day”)
- σύθαμπο (sýthampo, “dusk”)
- λυκόφως (lykófos, “twilight”)
- σούρουπο (soúroupo, “dusk”)
- βράδιασμα (vrádiasma, “nightfall”)
- έσπερα (éspera, “sunset to darkness”)
- βράδυ (vrády, “evening”)
- Appendix:Greek compass points
Related terms
Further reading
δύση on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- δύση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
