επιρροή

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιρροή (epirrhoḗ, “inflow, influx”) with semantic loan from French influence.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pi.ɾoˈi/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πιρ‧ρο‧ή

Noun

επιρροή • (epirroḯ) f (plural επιρροές)

  1. influence (the power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone)
  2. influence (an action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change)
    ασκώ επιρροή σε κάποιον ― askó epirroḯ se kápoion ― to exercise/exert influence over somebody
    από την επιρροή (+genitive) ― apó tin epirroḯ ― under the influence (of)

Declension

Declension of επιρροή
singular plural
nominative επιρροή (epirroḯ) επιρροές (epirroés)
genitive επιρροής (epirroḯs) επιρροών (epirroón)
accusative επιρροή (epirroḯ) επιρροές (epirroés)
vocative επιρροή (epirroḯ) επιρροές (epirroés)

Synonyms

References

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