άμυνα

Greek

Noun

άμυνα • (ámyna) f (plural άμυνες)

(military) defence (UK), defense (US)
(sports) defenders, defence

Declension

Declension of **άμυνα**
	singular	plural
nominative	άμυνα (ámyna)	άμυνες (ámynes)
genitive	άμυνας (ámynas)	αμυνών (amynón)
accusative	άμυνα (ámyna)	άμυνες (ámynes)
vocative	άμυνα (ámyna)	άμυνες (ámynes)

1. There is an alternative genitive singular form: αμύνης
2. With some usages plural forms are incorrect.

Related terms

αεράμυνα f (aerámyna, “air defence/defense”)
αμύνομαι (amýnomai, “to defend”)
αμυντικά (amyntiká, “defensively”)
αμυντικός (amyntikós, “defensive”, adjective)
αμυντικότητα f (amyntikótita, “defensibility”)
αυτοάμυνα f (aftoámyna, “self-defence”)

Further reading

άμυνα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
“άμυνα”, in Platform to search dictionaries of modern and medieval Greek at the Centre for the Greek language