όργανο
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).
Pronunciation
Noun
όργανο • (órgano) n (plural όργανα)
- (music) organ, pipe organ, church organ
- Synonyms: εκκλησιαστικό όργανο (ekklisiastikó órgano), αρμόνιο (armónio)
- (music, more generally) any musical instrument
- μουσικό όργανο ― mousikó órgano ― musical instrument
- (medicine, anatomy) body organ
- Η καρδιά είναι ένα όργανο του ανθρώπινου σώματος.
- I kardiá eínai éna órgano tou anthrópinou sómatos.
- The heart is an organ of the human body.
- equipment, appliance
- (informal appellative police officer) officer
- τα όργανα της τάξεως ― ta órgana tis táxeos ― the servants of the law
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | όργανο (órgano) | όργανα (órgana) |
| genitive | οργάνου (orgánou) όργανου (órganou) |
οργάνων (orgánon) |
| accusative | όργανο (órgano) | όργανα (órgana) |
| vocative | όργανο (órgano) | όργανα (órgana) |
Derived terms
- αισθητήριο όργανο n (aisthitírio órgano, “sense organ”)
- αναπαραγωγικό όργανο n (anaparagogikó órgano, “reproductive organ, sex organ”)
- όργανα ομιλίας n pl (órgana omilías, “speech organs”)
- οργανικός m (organikós, “organic”)
- οργάνωση f (orgánosi, “organisation”)
- πνευστό όργανο n (pnefstó órgano, “wind instrument”)
Further reading
όργανο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
