ανάληψη

See also: Ανάληψη

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνάληψις (análēpsis) with semantic loan from French prélèvement in the financial sense.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈna.li.psi/
  • Hyphenation: α‧νά‧λη‧ψη

Noun

ανάληψη • (análipsi) f (plural αναλήψεις)

  1. (finance) withdrawal (from bank account)
  2. assumption, taking on, undertaking (the act of taking to or upon oneself)
  3. (Christianity) Ascension (the believed entry of Jesus Christ into heaven after his resurrection)
  4. (Christianity) alternative letter-case form of Ανάληψη (Análipsi, “Ascension”) (holiday celebrating the Ascension of Jesus)

Declension

Declension of ανάληψη
singular plural
nominative ανάληψη (análipsi) αναλήψεις (analípseis)
genitive ανάληψης (análipsis) αναλήψεων (analípseon)
accusative ανάληψη (análipsi) αναλήψεις (analípseis)
vocative ανάληψη (análipsi) αναλήψεις (analípseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: αναλήψεως (analípseos)

See also

References

  1. ^ ανάληψη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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