ματαίωση

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Greek

Etymology

Learnedly from ματαιώ(νω) (mataió(no)) +‎ -ση (-si). Compare Koine Greek ματαίωσις (mataíōsis, vanity).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈte.o.si/
  • Hyphenation: μα‧ταί‧ω‧ση

Noun

ματαίωση (mataíosif (plural ματαιώσεις)

  1. cancellation
  2. thwarting, stymieing

Declension

Declension of ματαίωση
singular plural
nominative ματαίωση (mataíosi) ματαιώσεις (mataióseis)
genitive ματαίωσης (mataíosis) ματαιώσεων (mataióseon)
accusative ματαίωση (mataíosi) ματαιώσεις (mataióseis)
vocative ματαίωση (mataíosi) ματαιώσεις (mataióseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: ματαιώσεως (mataióseos)

References

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