ύφος

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ὕφος (húphos, “weaving, fabric”), from ὑφή (huphḗ, “web”) +‎ -ος (-os, “action noun suffix”). For the "linguistic register" sense, semantic loan from English register; for the "expression" sense, semantic loan from French style.[1]

Noun

ύφος • (ýfos) n (plural ύφη)

  1. style (manner of doing things)
    1. (linguistics) register
  2. expression (one's mood as reflected by facial features)

Declension

Declension of ύφος
singular plural
nominative ύφος • ύφη •
genitive ύφους • υφών •
accusative ύφος • ύφη •
vocative ύφος • ύφη •
plural forms are rare

References

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

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