εμβολή
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐμβολή (embolḗ) with semantic loan from French embolie, borrowed from the same etymon.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /em.voˈli/
- Hyphenation: εμ‧βο‧λή
Noun
εμβολή • (emvolí) f (plural εμβολές)
- (pathology) embolism (an obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus)
- (learnedly, nautical) ramming attack
- Synonym: ρεσάλτο n (resálto)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | εμβολή (emvolí) | εμβολές (emvolés) |
| genitive | εμβολής (emvolís) | εμβολών (emvolón) |
| accusative | εμβολή (emvolí) | εμβολές (emvolés) |
| vocative | εμβολή (emvolí) | εμβολές (emvolés) |
Derived terms
- πνευμονική εμβολή f (pnevmonikí emvolí, “pulmonary embolism”)
Related terms
- εμβάλλω (emvállo)
- εμβολίζω (emvolízo)
- εμβολισμός m (emvolismós)
- έμβολο n (émvolo)
References
- ^ εμβολή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language