πολιτισμός
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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek πολιτισμός (politismós), from Ancient Greek πολίτης (polítēs) + -ισμός (-ismós).
Noun
πολιτισμός • (politismós) m (plural πολιτισμοί)
- culture, civilisation, way of life
- ο αρχαίος ελληνικός πολιτισμός (ancient Greek civilisation)
- αυτός έζησε μακριά από τον πολιτισμό (he lived far from civilisation)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πολιτισμός (politismós) | πολιτισμοί (politismoí) |
| genitive | πολιτισμού (politismoú) | πολιτισμών (politismón) |
| accusative | πολιτισμό (politismó) | πολιτισμούς (politismoús) |
| vocative | πολιτισμέ (politismé) | πολιτισμοί (politismoí) |
Related terms
- πολιτισμένος (politisménos)
- πολιτισμικός (politismikós)
- πολιτιστικός (politistikós)
See also
- καλλιέργεια f (kalliérgeia, “cultivation”) (figuratively)
- κουλτούρα f (koultoúra, “culture”) (of the arts)
Further reading
πολιτισμός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
