εμπιστοσύνη
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek ἐμπιστοστύνη (empistostúnē). See Ancient Greek ἐμπιστεύω (empisteúō, “I entrust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /em.bi.stoˈsi.ni/
- Hyphenation: ε‧μπι‧στο‧σύ‧νη
- Older Hyphenation: εμ‧πι‧στο‧σύ‧νη
Noun
εμπιστοσύνη • (empistosýni) f sg
- (singular only) trust; confidence
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | εμπιστοσύνη (empistosýni) |
| genitive | εμπιστοσύνης (empistosýnis) |
| accusative | εμπιστοσύνη (empistosýni) |
| vocative | εμπιστοσύνη (empistosýni) |
Related terms
- εμπιστεύομαι (empistévomai, “I trust”)
Further reading
- εμπιστοσύνη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language