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Greek
- ευκή n (efkí) (vernacular)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek εὐχή (eukhḗ, “prayer,wish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /efˈçi/
- Hyphenation: ευ‧χή
Noun
ευχή • (efchí) f (plural ευχές)
- religious blessing
- wish
Declension
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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ευχή (efchí)
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ευχές (efchés)
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genitive
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ευχής (efchís)
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ευχών (efchón)
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accusative
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ευχή (efchí)
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ευχές (efchés)
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vocative
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ευχή (efchí)
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ευχές (efchés)
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Derived terms
- (αφήνω/δίνω) ευχή και κατάρα ((afíno/díno) efchí kai katára, “fulfill my wish, my blessing or my curse”)
- ευχής έργον (efchís érgon, “desirable, wishful”)
- εύχομαι (éfchomai, “I wish”)
- κατ' ευχήν (kat' efchín, “as desired”)
- να πάρει η ευχή (na párei i efchí, “d'oh, crap”)
- τι στην ευχή; (ti stin efchí;, “what the crap?!”)
- στην ευχή (stin efchí, “crap; bless”)
with ευχή
and
- ευχετήριος (efchetírios, “with greetings”, adjective) (of cards, written wishes)
- ευχέτης (efchétis) (ecclesiastical)
- ευχετικός (efchetikós, “wishing, desiderative”, adjective)
- and see: εύχομαι (éfchomai, “I wish”)