επιχείρηση

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιχείρησις (epikheírēsis, attempt, attack). For sense business, semantic loan from French entreprise. [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.piˈçi.ɾi.si/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧χεί‧ρη‧ση

Noun

επιχείρηση (epicheírisif (plural επιχειρήσεις)

  1. enterprise, undertaking, attempt
  2. (military) operation
    στρατιωτική επιχείρησηstratiotikí epicheírisimilitary operation
  3. business, enterprise, firm, company

Declension

Declension of επιχείρηση
singular plural
nominative επιχείρηση (epicheírisi) επιχειρήσεις (epicheiríseis)
genitive επιχείρησης (epicheírisis) επιχειρήσεων (epicheiríseon)
accusative επιχείρηση (epicheírisi) επιχειρήσεις (epicheiríseis)
vocative επιχείρηση (epicheírisi) επιχειρήσεις (epicheiríseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: επιχειρήσεως (epicheiríseos)

Derived terms

References

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

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