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Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.rel.tʰón/ → /pa.relˈθon/ → /pa.relˈθon/
Participle
πᾰρελθόν • (părelthón)
- nominative/accusative/vocative singular neuter of πᾰρελθών (părelthṓn)
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παρελθόν (parelthón), with semantic loan from French passé.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
παρελθόν • (parelthón) n
- past, time past
- το ιστορικό παρελθόν ― to istorikó parelthón ― the historical past
Ο χρόνος χωρίζεται σε παρελθόν, παρόν και μέλλον.- O chrónos chorízetai se parelthón, parón kai méllon.
- Time is divided into past, present and future.
- (figuratively, derogatory) a past full of sexual experience
Είναι γυναίκα με παρελθόν.- Eínai gynaíka me parelthón.
- She is a woman with a past.
Declension
Declension of παρελθόν
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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παρελθόν (parelthón)
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παρελθόντα (parelthónta)
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| genitive
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παρελθόντος (parelthóntos)
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παρελθόντων (parelthónton)
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| accusative
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παρελθόν (parelthón)
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παρελθόντα (parelthónta)
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| vocative
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παρελθόν (parelthón)
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παρελθόντα (parelthónta)
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Participle
παρελθόν • (parelthón)
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of παρελθών (parelthón)
- το παρελθόν έτος ― to parelthón étos ― the past year
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