έμπνευση
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔμπνευσις (émpneusis, “blowing in”) with semantic loan from French inspiration.[1] By surface analysis, εμπνέω (empnéo) + -ση (-si).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈem.bnef.si/
- Hyphenation: έ‧μπνευ‧ση
Noun
έμπνευση • (émpnefsi) f (plural εμπνεύσεις)
- inspiration (the act of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity)
- inspiration (a new idea, especially one which arises suddenly and is clever or creative)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | έμπνευση (émpnefsi) | εμπνεύσεις (empnéfseis) |
| genitive | έμπνευσης (émpnefsis) | εμπνεύσεων (empnéfseon) |
| accusative | έμπνευση (émpnefsi) | εμπνεύσεις (empnéfseis) |
| vocative | έμπνευση (émpnefsi) | εμπνεύσεις (empnéfseis) |
Older or formal genitive singular: εμπνεύσεως (empnéfseos)
Related terms
- see: εμπνέω (empnéo) and to inspire
References
- ^ έμπνευση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language