μηδενισμός
Greek
Etymology
From μηδέν (midén, “zero, nil”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”), a calque of French nihilisme. First attested 1820.
Noun
μηδενισμός • (midenismós) m (plural μηδενισμοί)
- (mathematics) cancelling out (UK), canceling out (US)
- the fact of being given zero marks
- (philosophy) nihilism (extreme scepticism)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μηδενισμός (midenismós) | μηδενισμοί (midenismoí) |
| genitive | μηδενισμού (midenismoú) | μηδενισμών (midenismón) |
| accusative | μηδενισμό (midenismó) | μηδενισμούς (midenismoús) |
| vocative | μηδενισμέ (midenismé) | μηδενισμοί (midenismoí) |
plural forms are less common
Related terms
- see: μηδέν n (midén, “zero”)
Further reading
- μηδενισμός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language