κύρωση

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύρωσις (kúrōsis) with semantic loan from English sanction.[1] By surface analysis, κυρώ(νω) (kyró(no)) +‎ -ση (-si).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈci.ro.si/
  • Hyphenation: κύ‧ρω‧ση

Noun

κύρωση • (kýrosi) f (plural κυρώσεις)

  1. ratification
  2. sanction (an approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid)
  3. sanction, penalty (punishment or coercive measure intended to ensure compliance)
    διοικητική κύρωση ― dioikitikí kýrosi ― administrative sanction
    οικονομικές κυρώσεις ― oikonomikés kyróseis ― economic sanctions

Declension

Declension of κύρωση
singular plural
nominative κύρωση (kýrosi) κυρώσεις (kyróseis)
genitive κύρωσης (kýrosis) κυρώσεων (kyróseon)
accusative κύρωση (kýrosi) κυρώσεις (kyróseis)
vocative κύρωση (kýrosi) κυρώσεις (kyróseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: κυρώσεως (kyróseos)

References

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

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