άνοιξη
Greek
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄνοιξις (ánoixis, “opening”), from ἀνοιγ (anoig) + -ση (-sē); see ᾰ̓νοίγω (ănoígō) for more. Displaced earlier Ancient Greek ἔαρ (éar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.ni.ksi/
- Hyphenation: ά‧νοι‧ξη
Noun
άνοιξη • (ánoixi) f (plural ανοίξεις)
- spring, springtime, springtide
- Synonym: έαρ (éar)
- Ο αέρας μυρίζει άνοιξη. ― O aéras myrízei ánoixi. ― Spring is in the air.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | άνοιξη (ánoixi) | ανοίξεις (anoíxeis) |
genitive | άνοιξης (ánoixis) | ανοίξεων (anoíxeon) |
accusative | άνοιξη (ánoixi) | ανοίξεις (anoíxeis) |
vocative | άνοιξη (ánoixi) | ανοίξεις (anoíxeis) |
Older or formal genitive singular: ανοίξεως (anoíxeos)
There is also alternative plural, άνοιξες
Coordinate terms
Related terms
- ανοίγω (anoígo, “to open”)
- ανοιξιάτικα (anoixiátika, “in spring”, adverb)
- ανοιξιάτικος (anoixiátikos, “spring”, adjective)
- and see: ανοιχτός (anoichtós, “open”, adjective)
Further reading
- άνοιξη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- άνοιξη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language