μεταβολή

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μεταβάλλω (metabállō, to change) +‎ (, abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

μετᾰβολή (metabolḗf (genitive μετᾰβολῆς); first declension

  1. change, mutation, transformation

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: μεταβολή (metavolí)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.ta.voˈli/
  • Hyphenation: με‧τα‧βο‧λή

Noun

μεταβολή (metavolíf (plural μεταβολές)

  1. change, alteration
    Synonym: αλλαγή f (allagí)
  2. (exercise) about-turn (turn of 180 degrees)

Declension

singular plural
nominative μεταβολή (metavolí) μεταβολές (metavolés)
genitive μεταβολής (metavolís) μεταβολών (metavolón)
accusative μεταβολή (metavolí) μεταβολές (metavolés)
vocative μεταβολή (metavolí) μεταβολές (metavolés)

References

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